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Anchoring components

The Anchor tool fixes the position of a single component in 3D space.

See the printable Assembly constraints reference chart for descriptions of all assembly constraints.

The Anchor tool is enabled when you select an appropriate object that belongs to a component.

To define an anchor condition

1. Select an edge or face of the component that you want to remain stationary.

   You can also select the component in the Structure treeDisplay in the Structure panel that shows you each of the objects in your design. You can expand or collapse the nodes of the tree to view the objects. You can rename objects, create, modify, replace, and delete objects, as well as work with components..

2. Click Anchor in the AssemblyHierarchy of components and subcomponents showing relationship within a design, as shown in the Structure tree. In manufacturing, a unit fitted together from manufactured parts. See Assembly tool, Component group on the Design2D or 3D model that contains at least one top-level component. tab.

   The constraint is added to the component. If the component is selected with the MoveA tool used to translate or rotate geometry. tool, the move handle is disabled.

To remove the anchor condition, right-click on the Anchor object under the component in the Structure tree.