Common steps for assembly

 When there are more number of components in a single

assembly, divide it into sub assemblies with less than 10 parts or
such.(optimal number is 6)
 Always start the assembly from the base, And then start
assembling from bottom portion to the top as it should be done
during practical assembly.
 Make sure to fix the bottom/base component to constrain the
motion.
 As suggested a minimum of 3 mates that is on each axis should
be done and rotations should be locked to be fully defined and
constrained.
 Always make sure that orientation is properly as required before
starting the assembly.
 Whenever there are repetitive parts ,use patterns and mirrors
with proper references to save time and work.
 Components with two or more holes can be assembled using
concentric mate to avoid more number of mates.

To make assembly drawings:

 Sheet 1:- Always choose the better orientation to project the

most of the information, select isometric and exploded view to
be projected(exploded view should done in assembly before
drawing and then should be rebuilt and saved)
 Exploded view is required to explain the people how the actual
assembly is to be done.
 Generate bill of materials from the tool bar in annotations for all
the considered and place it on sheet 1.
 All the individual components should be numbered using add
balloon command by selecting each part, this is done so that
each part can be identified in bill of materials.
 Sheet 2:- select front and top views to be projected, and add
respective dimensions to each aspect of the assembly using
ordinate dimensions (like total length, breadth and width of the
overall assembly and distance of intermediate parts).
 Sheet 3:-a brief procedure of some important notes during
assembly should be typed, so the assembler can understand
some of the complex joints.