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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Assembly Navigator</div>
      <hr noshade="true"><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap453"></a><p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">Assembly Navigator</b> corresponds to the Hierarchy form in I-deas.
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      <p class="para_topic">Display the <b class="uiTerm">Assembly Navigator</b> using a tab in the Resource Bar.
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      <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/assemblies/assembly_navigator1.gif"></p>
      <p class="para_topic">Use the <b class="uiTerm">Assembly Navigator</b> to display information and manipulate the assembly. 
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      <p class="para_topic">This is a summary of some of the options:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select assembly components in the <b class="uiTerm">Assembly Navigator</b> or in the graphics window.
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            <p class="para_item">To select components in the graphics window using <b class="uiTerm">QuickPick</b>, filter for just components with the <b class="uiTerm">Components</b> button at the of the <b class="uiTerm">QuickPick</b> dialog box. 
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            <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/icons/select_components.gif"></p>
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         <li><a name="qt_assy_blank"></a><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap454"></a><p class="para_item">Hide assembly components to remove them from the display by clearing the red check mark.</p>
            <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/assemblies/suppress_checkbox.gif"></p>
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         <li><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap455"></a><p class="para_item">Suppress assembly components using:</p>
            <p class="para_item"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/mb3.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Suppression</b></p>
            <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/assemblies/suppression.gif"></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Move the cursor over hidden components to display a bounding box.</p>
            <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/assemblies/assembly_preview_anim.gif"></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Define the column headings using:</p>
            <p class="para_item"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/mb3.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Columns</b></p>
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            <p class="para_item"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/mb3.gif" border="0"> Access other assembly commands in the <b class="uiTerm">Assembly Navigator</b> using the right mouse button.
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      <p class="para_topic">See also:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Help: <img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/book_closed.gif" border="0"> Design &rarr; Assemblies &rarr; Assembly Navigator
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