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This glossary is intended to provide you with an explanation of some of the key concepts that are important to your understanding of the way Pro/DESKTOP works. It is not intended to be a comprehensive glossary to all aspects of the software, the online help provides that and you are encouraged to make frequent use of it.

When key concepts are introduced for the first few times in the modules they are printed in italics to indicate that an explanation may also be found in this glossary if you later forget what the concept is.

Words in the glossary explanations that are in italics are also defined elsewhere within the glossary.

assembly

[Figure 1]
An assembly comprising of one body,
four wheels and two axles (not visible)


In Pro/DESKTOP an assembly is a design which brings together a number of other designs or components. It is like using a kit of parts to build up a more complex model. There are several advantages to taking this approach:
  • each component can be worked on separately;
  • when an assembly requires several identical components the component only has to be created once;
  • if the component is changed then it is immediately updated in any assemblies that use that component.

browser

[Figure 2]
The Workplanes browser


The browser is a powerful feature of Pro/DESKTOP which keeps a record of how your design was created. It looks rather like a family tree. The browser allows you to see step by step how your design was constructed and to also make changes to your design. The browser window is to the left of the design window.There are three parts to the browser window:
  • a workplanes browser which keeps a record of all the workplanes and sketches used to create a design;
  • a components browser which keeps a record of all the components and assembly details used to create an assembly;
  • a features browser which keeps a record of all the features, such as extrusions and blends, that have been applied to the design.
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