Set Associations for Import

As an administrator or author, set an association with a lowest-level assembly to select a target position in your project for the imported family or product type.

Before you set associations and import a family or product type, check the intended position in your project for any conflicts with existing added families or product types.

To set associations for import:

1. Open the Import page for a project.
2. In the uploaded elements pane on the Import page, locate the uploaded family or product type.
3. For the selected family or product type, click or Set Association in the Set Associations column.
4. In the Set Associations window, click a lowest-level assembly card (an assembly without any subassemblies) to select it as a parent assembly for the uploaded family or product type.
   To remove your selection, click the assembly card again. To expand an element and view its child elements, click .
   Upon selection, the following changes will occur:

   • Your selected assembly displays in brown.
   • Your uploaded family or product type displays in gold.
   • Your selected assembly and other affected assemblies (as indirect parent assemblies) displays a green check icon ().

   

5. Click Save.
6. For any conflicts with an existing imported family or product type, click Proceed in the Import Will Override dialog box to override the existing family or product type with the uploaded family or product type. Otherwise, click Cancel.
   Warning: You cannot recover an overridden family or product type.