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Assemblies
Creating Envelopes for a Subassembly
To create envelopes for a subassembly:
1. Open system_dir:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS
2020\samples\whatsnew\assemblies\envelope_publisher\EnvelopePublisher.SLDASM.
2. Click Tools > Envelope Publisher .
If Envelope Publisher is not available, check the External References system
options:
a) Click Tools > Options > System Options > External References.
b) Under Assemblies, select:
• Allow creation of references external to the model
• Any component for Reference component type
• Top level assembly for In the context of
3. In the Envelope Publisher PropertyManager, for Components to use as envelopes
, select the following components:
a) Under Connectors , select all the connectors.
b) Select Ducting<1>.
c) Under Building<1> subassembly, select DoorSubAssy<1> and
DoorSubAssy<2>.
4. For Destination subassemblies , select PipeSubAssy<1>.
5. Optional: Change the envelope group name from the default name of Envelope
Group1.
6. Click Add group, and click .
7. In the FeatureManager ® design tree, right-click PipeSubAssy<1> and click Open
pipesubassy.SLDASM .
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