In Creo Parametric Advanced Framework Extension (AFX), after you have defined subassemblies, you can copy them to quickly build a structure.
In this post, a PTC expert describes how to copy a subassembly.
From the Framework ribbon bar menu, select Project Subassemblies. The Project Subassemblies dialog opens. Under the Assemble section, select the Copy icon. The Copy Component Definition dialog box opens, as shown below.
From this dialog box, you can type a new Name for the assembly, select the components that you want to copy, and type a New Name for one or more components. You can also click Automatic Selection to select only required parts and to exclude standard parts, such as screws and nuts. To select or remove components in the model window use the plus 
or minus 
buttons, and then select the component you want to add to or remove from the definition.
After the definition is complete, the new subassembly can be built in like any other profile.
Image: In this example, the subassembly within the red circle was copied and added to the assembly.
To finish, the joint on the new subassembly needs to be adjusted. To do this, click Joints on the Framework ribbon bar menu, and then apply joints to adjust the new subassembly.
Image: The new subassembly no longer has a gap since the joint was adjusted.
To watch a demonstration of these steps, check out our video tutorial (“Copying Subassemblies is Easier in Advanced Framework Extension”).
Stay tuned to our “Did You Know” blog series as we cover all of the exciting, new enhancements in PTC Creo 3.0.
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