Is there a tool for centering a component within a structure?

[CLmoss]

I have a 19" rack mount enclosure with a 17" cage on the back of the front panel.  In side the cage I have a circuit deck. I have been fooling around with it, trying to center it.  Is there a tool or function that will auto center this for me?  See attached.  

JM

[CLmoss]

Now that I have used the joint centering function on linked components, I need to make a hole for a screw through the now ALIGNED components from inside a third file which holds linked versions of these.  The problem is that I cannot get either the Hole function or the Push/Pull to work in this third file.  I get an error that says there is nothing to punch a hole though.   Anyone know how to do this?

[TrippyLighting]

That does not work with linked components, which likely are not needed anyway. If you break the link it should work.

[CLmoss]

Hmm.  If I break the links then I have a much larger file to work with.  What this means to me is that down the road I will need to work in areas of these components that are blocked by the other component.  With the links I can work on the single components isolated from the other.  Are you sure that there is not another way to deal with this?  

Maybe break the links, make the hole, then save as out to a file that I can link again.   

I don't know why the developers would do this.  I would be better if they allowed editing with linked components that would be reflected back to the original component file. 

[TrippyLighting]

Until you get to about 1000 components , file size should not be a concern. I have a project 400 components that runs fine on a 7 year load i7 iMac. That design does not use a single linked component.

There are several functions that will help managing obstructing geometry.

1. Isolate/Un-isolate allows to isolate one, or more components at a time.

2. When components need to be visible for reference and scale Unselectabel/Selectable will help that these don't get in the way and it improves viewport performance.

3 Selection set work great with hide/show and unselectable/slelectable. You can group a number of components together in a selection set and then select all of them at once by selecting the selection set and use se aforementioned functions.

linked components certainly have their use, but at the moment it is cumbersome to work with them. As Fusion 360 does not differentiate between assembly and component files a design with the proper structure can be designed in a single file. F\or people new to Fusioin 360 it helps to observe Fusion 360's R.U.L.E. #1

[CLmoss]

File size was not what I meant.  I should have said cluttered.  I have no idea how big the file size is or care.  I just need to get in and out to do work.  This is much easier if done at the isolated link file.  I will look at your notes and see if it helps.  

Where is Isolate/Un-isolate and Unselectabel/Selectable located in the menu? 

Are these actual commands or does this refer to the browser? 

Thanks  for your response.