Duplicate a part with dependenties

SOLIDWORKS SW General
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Hello everyone !

My problem :
I want to create a part based on an otherone, and then apply some modification on it.
Once done, I could add drills (for exmaple) without any modification on my primary part. But if I modify the primary part, the “daugther” one will also be modified.

The only solution I currently have is :

  • Create a symmetrical part (insert → symmetrical part)
  • Create an other symmetrical part from the first one
    That is it, I have my copy of the primary part, which will change if I apply any change on the primary one. This method is not optimised and presents some disadvantages (for example the update is time consumming).

Do you have any advice ?

Thanks in advance guys !

Hugo

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You could try “part in part”. Open a new part file, go to Insert>Part and select the master you want to reference. This opens a dialog that allows you to choose exactly what you want to bring into the new part (solids, surfaces, sketches, planes, etc.).

3

Hello Mike,

That’s it, it works perfectly !
Thank you for your time and advice, have a good day.

4

Ditto try Insert Part, use it all the time.

One of our products has a pressed on cover, so insert the housing into the cover file to create the grooves for the press fit.

Also use it to create assembly fixtures.