This means that components are activated and edited within the assembly. This lets you easily reference geometry from other components within the component design. The original component automatically updates with design changes. VX Vision assembly lets you design and edit components within the context of the entire assembly. For assemblies with families of parts, VX Vision supports alternate components and component configurations within a single assembly.
Any component can have any number of designated alternates to include in the assembly.
You can save and recall assembly configurations, so one assembly can define a wide range of similar assemblies. VX Vision supports Boolean-type features at the assembly level. You can cut, join, subtract, and intersect components with other components, as well as pattern and mirror them. You can explode assemblies automatically or interactively and collapse them as needed. Overall, the assembly functions are quite good.