Component properties and context menus sit in the Mechanical Browser panel.
Component context menus display when you right-click the component. Component properties display automatically when selecting one or more components in the Mechanical Browser panel.

Components can be: Main, Insert and Subcomponent.
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Rendered visual style
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Wireframe visual style
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Hidden
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Component without subcomponents |
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Component with subcomponents |
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Standard Part Component |
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* External components have a green arrow added:
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Context Menus
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Main Component context menu
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Right-click the main component name:

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Update: updates the hierarchy of mechanical components for the current drawing in case referenced drawing files of sub-components have been modified.
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Visual Style: All by Viewport: applies the current Visual Style to all components in the assembly (see the ShadeMode command).
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Insert standard hardware: inserts a standard hardware part as a mechanical component in the current drawing.
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Switch all to local: switches all components to internal components (see the BmLocalize command).
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Switch all to external: switches all components to external components (see the BmExternalize command).
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Add new parameter: creates a new parameter in the assembly.
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Select all: selects all components with the same definition.
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Select same: selects all components with the same name and the same parameter values.
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Highlight all: highlights all components with the same definition.
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Highlight same: highlight all components with the same name and the same parameter values.
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Create exploded view: creates a block with an exploded representation of the current assembly.
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Collapse all: collapses the main component and all components and subcomponents.
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Expand all: expands the main component and all components and subcomponents.
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Component context menu
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Right-click a component name.
External components context menu (left), local components context menu (right):

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Open: opens the referenced drawing (see the BmOpen command).
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Open a copy: opens a copy of a component insert as a new drawing (see the BmOpenCopy command).
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Update: reloads all referenced components from external files and updates BOM tables (see the BmUpdate command).
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Replace: replaces a component insert (see the BmReplace command). Replacing a local insert turns it into an external insert.
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Replace all inserts: replaces all inserts that refer to the same source (see the BmReplace command). Replacing local inserts turns them into external inserts.
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Switch to local: switches an external component to an internal component (see the BmLocalize command).
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Switch to external: switches an internal component to an external component (see the BmExternalize command).
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Set material to component... : assigns a physical material to local component.
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Removes material from component... : removes the physical material definition from local component.
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BOM status: parameter to control the appearance of the component in BOM tables.
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Dissolve: dissolves a mechanical component inserted in the current drawing (see the BmDissolve command).
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Unlink: breaks the connection between a component insert (for example a Window) and a 3D solid (for example a Wall) retaining the opening.
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Hide (
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Exclude all inserts from section: sets the Sectionable property of all similar inserts to NO. Defines whether an insert is affected by the ViewSection command.
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Visual Style: displays the Visual Style menu. All Visual Styles that are saved in the current drawing are available.
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By parent component: renders the selected component according to the shademode of the parent component (see the ShadeMode command).
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All by Viewport: renders all components according to the current viewport shademode (see the ShadeMode command).
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Zoom to: zooms to the selection set.
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Select all: selects all components with the same definition.
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Select same: selects all components with the same definition and the same parameter values.
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Highlight all: highlights all components with the same definition.
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Highlight same: highlights all components with the same definition and the same parameter values.
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Delete: removes the selected component and its subcomponents from the assembly.
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Collapse all: collapses the main component and all components and subcomponents.
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Expand all: expands the main component and all components and subcomponents.
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Subcomponent context menu
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External subcomponents context menu (left), local subcomponents context menu (right):

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Open: opens the referenced drawing (see the BmOpen command)
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Open a copy: opens a copy of a component insert as a new drawing (see the BmOpenCopy command).
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Hide (
) / Show ( ): hides or shows the selected subcomponent.
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Exclude all inserts from section: sets the Sectionable property of all similar inserts to NO. Defines whether an insert is affected by the ViewSection command.
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Visual Style: see Component Visual Style.
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Zoom to: zooms to the selection set.
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Select all: selects all components with the same definition.
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Select same: selects all components with the same definition and the same parameter values.
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Highlight all: highlights all components with the same definition.
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Highlight same: highlights selects all components with the same and the same parameter values.
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Collapse all: collapses the main component and all components and subcomponents.
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Expand all: expands the main component and all components and subcomponents.
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Component parameter context menu
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Right-click a parameter:

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Link to parameter: creates a link between one or more component parameters and assembly parameters.
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Collapse all: collapses the main component and all components and subcomponents.
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Expand all: expands the main component and all components and subcomponents.
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Properties
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Main component properties
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Click the main component name:

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Name: type a name for the main component. By default, the name of the main component equals the file name.
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Description: optional description of the main component.
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File: shows the path and name of the drawing.
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Extension type: allows to identify the component as a BIM Component or a Sheet Metal Feature.
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Insert as: select either Internal Component or External Component.
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Sectionable: defines whether the component is affected by the ViewSection command.
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Standard component: defines whether this component is a standard component or not.
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BOM status: defines the behavior of this component in a BOM table.
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Material: material of the main component.
The Name, Density, and the optional Description are defined in the Physical Materials dialog box. Select the Material node and do one of the following:
- Click the Browse button (
) to open the Physical Materials dialog and choose a material in the Project or Library list. The Density property of the selected material is used by the BmMassProp command.
- Click the Delete button (
). The Material field now reads <Inherit>. When the component is inserted in an assembly, the Material definition is copied from the main component of the assembly.
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Component insert properties
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Click the component name:
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Name: type a name for the component. By default, the name of the component equals the source file name.
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Component name: name of the component as defined in the source file.
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Description: description of the component as defined in the source file.
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Visible: allows to show or hide the component in the assembly.
Click the Visible field and:
- Click the down-arrow button and choose Yes or No.
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- Double-click the Visible field to toggle the visibility of the component.
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Sectionable: defines whether the component is affected by the ViewSection command.
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Standard component: defines whether this component is standard or not.
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BOM status: defines the behavior of this component in a BOM table.
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Visual style: allows to control the visual style for the component. By default, the visual style is inherited from the viewport.
Click the Visual style field and click the down-arrow button and choose a visual style in the list.
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File: shows the path and name of the referenced drawing.
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Material: shows the material of the component. If set to <Inherit>, the material is copied from the main component.
If the material is defined explicitly in the source file, this material is used.
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Subcomponent properties
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Click the subcomponent name:

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Name: name of the component as defined in the source file of the parent component.
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Component name: name of the component as defined in the source file.
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Description: description of the component as defined in the source file.
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Visible: allows to show or hide the component in the assembly.
Click the Visible field and:
- Click the down-arrow button and choose Yes or No.
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- Double click the Visible field to toggle the visibility of the component.
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Sectionable: defines whether the component is affected by the ViewSection command.
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Standard component: defines whether this component standard or not.
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BOM status: defines the behavior of this component in a BOM table.
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Visual style: allows to control the visual style for the component. By default, the visual style is inherited from the viewport.
Click the Visual style field, click the down-arrow button and choose a visual style in the list.
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File: shows the path and name of the referenced drawing.
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Material: shows the material of the subcomponent.
If set to <Inherit>, the material is copied from the main component. If the material is defined explicitly in the source file, this material is used.
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Selection Methods
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Select component(s) in the model
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The component(s) highlights in the Mechanical Browser.
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Click a component in the Mechanical Browser panel
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The component highlights in the drawing. Press the Space bar to select the component.
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