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(continued...) Cuts added to the folded part can be specified to be normal to the sheet as would be the case if cut when flat in production.
A line sketch can be used to create a simple bend while a Mitre-Flange feature can contain flanges on one or more edges with mitres automatically created at tangent corners.
A major enhancement to assembly modelling is control over mirrored parts.
Even within a single assembly some components may be additional identical component instances whereas others may be handed.
The Insert Mirrored Components command allows the appropriate status to be assigned to each component with the option to save mirrored parts out as new files.
For large assemblies parts can be loaded lightweight where only a subset of the model data is loaded in memory and the remaining data is loaded on an as-needed basis.
Control has been extended so that resolved parts can be returned to lightweight status and lightweight parts can be suppressed without being fully resolved first.
Visibility of components can also be controlled by configurations rather than requiring them to be suppressed.
A symmetry mate has been introduced to force two similar entities to be symmetric about a plane.
Existing mates can also be switched to a different type rather than having to delete and recreate as has been the case.