The Assembly Library allows the user to develop a library of generic assembled Components and/or Equipment. It will include Tactics and Packaging only for Equipment or Assembled Components.
The primary function of the Assembly Library use is for referencing Equipment (Tactics & Packaging) and storing basic versions of equipment to be copied into the working area to be modified for the particular application.
Copying into Assembly Library
Copying into the Assembly Library allows the user to move an Assets Tactics and Packaging Modules into an area to be saved for future use as a referenced item or to store base model data for use in different applications. The Copy function into the Assembly Library works in the same way as the Copy function previously discussed in Copy, Cut & Paste. By copying and pasting into the Assembly Library the user will create a copy of all Tactics and Packaging associated.
The process of copying into the assembly library is demonstrated in the video tutorial below:
Referencing from Assembly Library
A Reference is a copy of an Item (Tactics & Packaging) that links back to the original Item that is located in the Assembly Library. The benefit of Referencing allows the user to create one Item in the Assembly Library and copy/reference it multiple times into the working area.
An example of this would be a fleet of Trucks. If changes are needed to Tactics or Packaging, the user only needs to modify the item in the Assembly Library and all referenced items will update to reflect.
Component referencing gives the ability to reuse components in multiple Structures throughout Orien. Referencing allows you to attach a referenced component to the Structure you are working in, which creates a link to the component in the Library you have selected.
In the Component Structure, you can select the referenced component and you will be taken to the component in the Library. Whenever a change is made to the referenced item, it will be reflected in each location that the component is referenced in.
A referenced component will contain a linked chain icon ( ) to differentiate from a standard component.
The process of referencing a component is demonstrated in the video tutorial below.