How do you manage larger assemblies?

[mlucas]

My solution...ditch inventor, run Solidworks....


But the honestly...

My final assemblies are as simple as possible. Granted i run solidworks, but same concept, easier to use product. The only assemblies i do in the final asm. are each piece like it would be assembled on the robot. Therefore tranny's are assembled in their own file, on solidworks i like to save them as parts and not assemblies, unless they need moving components, saves time and all that.

All in all, if you attach it to the robot assembled, assemble it in its own file, if you assembly it on the robot, say...oh a frame and some sheeting on top of the frame, the assemble it in the final robot assembly.