Using the Component Structure Tab

With the Component Structure tab of the Component Staging and Materials dialog, you can do either of the following:

  • Direct aPriori to regard a sub-assembly as a single unit rather than multiple units. Such a sub-assembly will be treated as a single, assembled Subcomponent; its children will be treated as already assembled.

  • Exclude a Subcomponent from costing.

This can be useful when the CAD model structure doesn’t correspond to the actual manufacturing bill of materials.

Follow these steps:

  1. Ensure that the Component Structure tab is selected:

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  1. Double click the Stage As column in the line for the relevant Subcomponent. A dropdown list appears.

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  1. To direct aPriori to treat the selected Subcomponent as a single unit, select Single Unit from the dropdown menu. (In this case, the Subcomponent must be a sub-assembly.)

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  2. To exclude the selected Subcomponent from costing, select Exclude from the dropdown list.

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  3. Click OK or Apply.

Note: You must be CAD-connected to re-cost after you make changes using the Component Structure tab.