Creo Parametric 5.0 - Embedded Components / Inseparable Assemblies

This Creo Parametric 5.0 video shows some functionality via the hidden config.pro option enable_embedded_component_demo: Inseparable Assemblies.
This functionality allows you to embed parts in an assembly file, as well as collapse entire assemblies into a single file. This reduces the number of files to manage, and is especially useful for imported geometry and Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) components that you intend to manage in Windchill.
The STEP file used in this video was downloaded from:
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Olaf Corten's website is www.proesite.com.
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Thanks,
Dave

[@Intherescu]

Is it not available in Creo Parametric 4.0? If not, which command or option should I use to obtain the same result?

[@CADPLMGuy]

As indicated by the title, this was a hidden option in 5.0. It is not available in 4.0. However, I do not recommend using this functionality until it is supported by Windchill.

[@Intherescu]

​@@CADPLMGuy Then, which command would you use if you want to join two parts in a creo file? I am working with two different isolating solids and I want to merge them somehow

[@CADPLMGuy]

See my video on Boolean Operations.

[@Intherescu]

​@@CADPLMGuy It was really helpful. You are actually helping me to develop my work more efficiently. Thank you very much and go on with the channel :)

[@MegaFakedude]

Great, thanks, but not the ideal example. An assembly that requires kinematic mates like a gas spring or hydraulic cylinder is even better. In other words, when the assembly has functionality necessary at a higher level and would therefore be a flexible sub-assembly, is where this would be excellent.

[@CADPLMGuy]

Different people will have different opinions.

[@MegaFakedude]

@@CADPLMGuy Your example is static. It can be saved as a part just fine (in other words, doesn't necessarily need this feature), whereas an assembly with kinematic functionality can't. It's not really an opinion. Your example was OK, and I appreciate that you showed this functionality (that PTC should really have enabled as default). But most people would want to use this on COTS items where moving assemblies are a big problem. This is the ultimate solution for those instances.

[@CADPLMGuy]

@@MegaFakedude Different people have different use cases. I hope people can be open minded to see that their most important use case isn't the same as everyone else's. You're more than welcome to make your own video on the subject.