Example Assembly

This example shows a bearing bracket assembly (using the Bearing Bracket CAD file).

You can import the CAD file for this assembly into aP Pro (see Open a Scenario). aP Pro automatically recognizes that this CAD file is an assembly, and selects the Assembly process group by default.

Assembly Parts

The assembly has the following separate parts (sub-components).

Description	CAD Model Filename	Quantity
Bracket	Bracket	1
Plate	Plate	1
Bearing	Thrust Roller Bearing_ISO	2
Bolt	Hex Structural Bolt GradeC Short_ISO	4

So Bearing Bracket contains 4 unique parts, and 8 parts in total.

To analyze the whole assembly, you must import all these parts from the relevant CAD files into aP Pro as sub-components.

Imported Components

After you import the CAD files for the assembly and each of the unique parts, then analyze (cost) the assembly, you can see the following components in aP Pro:

Description	aPriori Component (Name / Part #)
Bracket Assembly	BEARING BRACKET
Bracket	BRACKET
Plate	PLATE
Bearing	THRUST ROLLER BEARING_ISO
Bolt	HEX STRUCTURAL BOLT GRADEC SHORT_ISO

You can then create and analyze multiple scenarios for each component, or for the the Bearing Bracket assembly as a whole, with different combinations of materials, production volumes, processes, process options, factories, and machines.

You can then compare the cost, manufacturability, and sustainability for each scenario, to select the scenario which best meets your goals and requirements.