Add Glue to existing Component

[toddster]

Is there a way to add "Glue" to an existing component
I do NOT want to collapse the component first as it has complicated Estimating language and formulas attached to it that i will loose if I collapse the component
Thanks

[Dave R]

By "collapse" do you mean explode?

You can edit an In Model component's gluing properties in the Edit tab of the Component's window.

[TIG]

No need to explode.
Find the component definition in the Component Browsers 'Model' tab.
Select it and Edit it.
You can now add [or remove] Gluing and Cutting behavior [check-boxes/dropdowns].
Note that this will not 'glue' any previously place instances, but the new ones will 'glue' etc.

You might need to reset a component-instance's axes so 'blue' is out of the glued-to face...

You can always 'un-glue' a glued instance by selecting it and using the context-menu item.

There are a few plugins which can 're-glue' selected component-instances - e.g. mine - where you select the gluing-instance[s] and a suitable face, and then run the tool - then that face gets the instance[s] glued onto it. http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=Re_Glue

Thomthom also made a similar tool: http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=tt_superglue

[toddster]

Can you be explicit as to where the model tab or edit tab is
I cant find them, i do see entity info tab but there are no options there for glue

[toddster]

case closed
thanks guys
i realized i was not reloading the component into the scene so the attributes were not assigned