copying components within assembly design tree
copying components within assembly design tree
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Hi,
I am bulding an assembly that will contain lots of common parts so would like to find an easy way to copy parts within the design tree in assembly. If I multi select (using ctrl key) a collection of components and copy to clipboard, and hit paste, only 1 component is pasted into the tree. I don't think Copy with mates is what I need at the moment as the parts have no mates - only a layout type model. Am I missing something?
Cheers
I am bulding an assembly that will contain lots of common parts so would like to find an easy way to copy parts within the design tree in assembly. If I multi select (using ctrl key) a collection of components and copy to clipboard, and hit paste, only 1 component is pasted into the tree. I don't think Copy with mates is what I need at the moment as the parts have no mates - only a layout type model. Am I missing something?
Cheers






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Cntrl+Drag works well for a one or two copy / paste type operation.
As far as design library, yeah that's pretty good to do. But setting up a design library won't help you place components into an assembly multiple times. It'll just make it easier to find those components when you're ready to use them.
Anyway, CorBlimeyLimey up there suggested the pattern thing too. Give it a good look, it's pretty powerful!