The Assemblies library contains all the assemblies in the project. Access it from the Library / Assemblies menu in a project.

The assembly library popup contains these sections:

Add a single new assembly type to the project without having to import it or edit a copy of an existing assembly.

Click the + Add Assembly Type option at the top of the sidebar to open the Create New Assembly Type pop-up.

To exit the creation process, click anywhere outside the pop-up.

To complete creating a new assembly update the fields in the pop-up.

Add the name of the new assembly type in the Label field.

Select the appropriate Attachment Type from the dropdown. Available options include:

Selecting Strain allows specification of the number to cables on either side of the assembly using Cable Num on First Side and Cable Num on Second Side:

Selecting Pole Stay Attachment, Ground Anchor or No Cable will remove the Cable Num option:

After setting the appropriate number of cables, click Create or press enter / return on the keyboard.

The new assembly type will appear in the sidebar's list of assemblies and can be searched for using the search bar and amended as per below.

The assembly editor is used for creating copies of existing assemblies and updating assemblies. A selected assembly will be shown in the 3D perspective view and any edits to the properties will be reflected in this view.

It is possible to lock an assembly using the lock button under the 3D visualisation, to the right. This will prevent any unintended changes to the configuration of the assembly.

This is defined within the Crossarms section and is defined as the distance between the top of the pole and the lowest attached crossarms

This section allows configuration of the assembly's crossarms, allowing adjustment of the type, location, orientation, and other details.

If the assembly has an attachment type of Termination, Inline (Through Unstrained), Ground Anchor or Pole Stay Attachment, specify how the assembly will be used in this section. The available options are:

If the assembly has an attachment type of Strain or No Cable then Usage Type cannot be specified.

For all assembly types other than No Cable, specify how the insulator will be attached to either a pole or crossarm as:

Once this has been done, the options below Attached To allow configuration of which crossarm or pole the conductor is attached to, and adjust offsets and attachment angles. The bulk set option sets all insulators at once.

The beam editor has fields for changing the label of the beam as well as its dimensions, mass and strength data.

The brace editor has fields for changing the label of the brace as well as its dimensions, mass and strength data. The mass of the brace can be entered in and the length will be used to calculate the mass per meter of the brace. Thus if braces are duplicated with different lengths then the mass of the brace will be calculated from the mass per meter data.

Certain assemblies are appropriate for certain situations. Constraints allow users to organise their assembly library so they select the right assembly for their task. For instance, one assembly might only be applicable for voltages below 1kV. By adding constraint information, searching for the assembly via advanced search in the search bar (read below) is available.

Available constraints are:

Under the editor there are the following settings:

The sidebar contains a list of assemblies and a search bar that constrains that list.

Clicking on an assembly opens it in the editor panel. Selecting multiple assembly adds them to the bulk actions panel (explained below). A blue dot indicates that the assembly is currently being used in the project.

The search bar filters the assemblies in the sidebar. Clicking the chevron to the right exposes the advanced search filters.

Advanced filters are:

The bulk actions panel enables large-scale editing of the assemblies library. Selecting multiple assemblies in the sidebar adds them to the bulk actions report, which can be used to quickly edit and review en masse.

Further filter and sort this table using the options in the headers of the report. In the column header, select the Bulk Edit icon to apply the same value to all the visible rows (i.e. it will not apply to rows that are filtered-out).

Clicking on the bulk actions tab without selecting any assemblies reveals the option to import assemblies from another project.

If many assemblies are selected, a table of all assemblies appears. Selecting the vertical ellipsis enables the export of the selected assemblies into a .construction file.

These are available as file attachments at the bottom of this article.