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Optimized ways of creating PowerCopy in CatiaV5?

Optimized ways of creating PowerCopy in CatiaV5?

Optimized ways of creating PowerCopy in CatiaV5?

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Optimized ways of creating PowerCopy in CatiaV5?
 
* As far as possible, minimize the number of elements making up the Power Copy.
* When defining Power Copies including sketches, use profiles constrained with respect to edges or faces rather than to planes.
* Additionally, set the option Create geometrical constraints off before sketching. Generally speaking, it is always preferable to use profiles both rigid and mobile.
* It is preferable to constrain elements with respect to external references such as faces, edges, reference or explicit planes.  
* It is preferable not to use projections nor intersections in your sketch if you want to use your sketch in a Power Copy.   
* Avoid constraints defined with respect to reference planes.    
* Before creating your Power Copies, make sure that your sketch is not over-constrained.    
* Make sure that your sketch is iso-constrained (green color). You can use non- iso-constrained sketches, but it will be more difficult to understand and control the result after instantiation.    
* Create sketches on an axis system, to better control the Sketch position.   
* Avoid access to sub-elements.    
* Formulas are automatically included if you select all the parameters.    
* For complex design, integrate knowledge rules.    
* You cannot select a Power Copy reference as the component of another Power Copy  

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