Copying Shared Parts
To create copies of a shared part:
1. Select the shart part you want to copy.
2. Press MODIFY.
3. Pick Keep in MODIFY.
4. Pick Multiple in MOVE to copy the part to the desired locations.
The following naming conventions apply to copies of shared parts:
• When you copy a shared part as described above, note that each copy will reflect the name of the original shared part. Each of these copies automatically receives a unique identifier. For example, when you copy a shared part named rim3, its copies will also be named rim3; however, each of these copies will have its own unique identifier. (~2, ~3, etc).
The following example shows the parts structure of an assembly containing a shared part named RIM and a copy of this shared part.
[*] WHEEL ASSEMBLY [~1] [1:1]
RIM [~2] [shared #1] [1:1]
RIM [~3] [shared #1] [1:1]
• When you copy a shared part which owns another shared part (i.e. a shared subpart of a shared part), the copies of these shared subparts retain the same common name and identifier. However, each of the "owning" shared parts has its own unique identifier.
The following example shows the parts structure of an assembly containing a shared part named RIM which in turn owns a shared part named LINER.
[*] WHEEL ASSEMBLY [~1] [1:1]
RIM [~2] [shared #1] [1:1]
LINER [~3] [shared in shared #2] [1:1]
When you copy the RIM, the resulting parts structure will look like this:
[*] WHEEL ASSEMBLY [~1] [1:1]
RIM [~2] [shared #1] [1:1]
LINER [~3] [shared in shared #2] [1:1]
RIM [~4] [shared #1] [1:1]
LINER [~3] [shared in shared #2] [1:1]
Refer to
Unique Partnames for further information.