Copy A Configuration
Copy A Configuration
(OP)
Good after noon, I have a simple question or maybe it is a wish. I have a configuration in one part that I would love to be able to copy and paste into a configuration in another part. I have been playing with it and so far I have not figured this one out,, so my question is, is there a way to copy a configuration from one part to another? I hope this is not going to be another one of those visit enhancement requests again. Thank you in advance for any assistance rendered.






RE: Copy A Configuration
Rob Stupplebeen
https://sites.google.com/site/robertkstupplebeen/
RE: Copy A Configuration
RE: Copy A Configuration
Rob Stupplebeen
https://sites.google.com/site/robertkstupplebeen/
RE: Copy A Configuration
RE: Copy A Configuration
Rob Stupplebeen
https://sites.google.com/site/robertkstupplebeen/
RE: Copy A Configuration
No ER is necessary. You actually have several options to achieve what you want.
Rob's suggestion of "Save As" to a new part is probably the easiest way to achieve what you stated you were after.
If you were to explore further the options/capabilities afforded to you with configurations you will see that you can have the configuration name show up in a BOM instead of the document name. By making one config copper and the other brass you can reference both as "separate" parts as far as the BOM is concerned. This might more directly satisfy your needs since the dimensions can be as common as you want between the configs within the single file.
- - -Updraft
RE: Copy A Configuration
RE: Copy A Configuration
Are you saying you have a feature (single loop tube) in a part that you would like copied to another part? You can copy features.
If you do truly mean copying a configuration from one part to another... that doesn't really make sense. Two parts that appear similar may be constructed totally different. Configurations simply control simple parameters in a part... i.e. values of dimensions, custom properties, suppression states of features. There is no guarantee that D1@sketch1 in the donor part will be for the same feature as D1@sketch1 of the receiving part.
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
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