Component array is an associative array made of a parametric component. Component arrays have a special representation in the Mechanical Browser panel.
Component array have 2 main subnodes:
Source: node that contains source object and its parameters. Source object can be presented as a component or subassembly with specific properties.
Elements: node that contains all instances of source object.
Component array context menu is displayed by a right click on the array node, while array properties are displayed automatically when selecting an array in the Mechanical Browser.
Context menu
Description
Component array context menu
Right-click an array:
Replace...: replaces a component insert (see the BMREPLACE command).
Dissolve: dissolves an array created in the current drawing (see the BMDISSOLVE command).
Unmech: removes all mechanical structure (see the BMUNMECH command).
Custom properties: opens the Mechanical Properties dialog box.
Edit source block: opens for editing the source entity.
Reset instance custom properties: resets instance custom properties to defaults inherited from a corresponding block.
Hide / Show: hides or shows the selected array.
Visual Style: displays the Visual Style menu. Visual Styles that are saved in the current drawing are available.
By parent component: renders the selected array according to the shademode of the parent component (see the SHADEMODE command).
All by Viewport: renders all arrays according to the current viewport shademode (see the SHADEMODE command).
Zoom to: zooms to the selection set.
Select: selects the array.
Select all: selects all arrays with the same definition.
Select same: selects all arrays with the same definition and the same parameter values.
Highlight all: highlights all arrays with the same definition.
Highlight same: highlights all arrays with the same definition and the same parameter values.
Delete: removes the selected array from the assembly.
Renumerate similar nodes: renumerates all nodes of the same type and the same level.
Collapse all: collapses the main component and all components and subcomponents.
Expand all: expands the main component and all components and subcomponents.
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: hides or shows the selected array.