To Create a Dependent Copy in a Model with Paste Special
1. Select a feature or a set of features.
2. Click > 
Copy. The feature or the feature set is copied to the clipboard.
Copy. The feature or the feature set is copied to the clipboard.3. Click > 
Paste Special. The Paste Special dialog box opens with Dependent copy selected by default.
Paste Special. The Paste Special dialog box opens with Dependent copy selected by default. | Although you can create copies of the original feature with >  Paste, the Paste Special command offers additional options. |
◦ The Partially dependent - Dimensions and AE Details only option is the default copy option and is mutually exclusive with the Fully dependent with options to vary option.
◦ The Apply move/rotate transformations to copies and the Advanced reference configuration options are also mutually exclusive.
4. Retain the default selection of Partially dependent - Dimensions and AE Details only or switch to Fully dependent with options to vary.
◦ Retaining the selection of Partially dependent - Dimensions and AE Details only creates a copy that is dependent only on the dimensions or the sketch, or both, or the annotation elements, and no other feature-attribute or parameters.
◦ Selecting Fully dependent with options to vary creates a fully-dependent copy . You can vary its dependency with respect to its sketches, annotations, dimensions, parameters, and references after pasting the copied feature.
5. Optionally, select one of the following:
◦ To move the copied feature by translation or rotation, or both, select Apply move/rotate transformations to copies.
◦ To retain or change the references of the copied feature, select Advanced reference configuration.
6. Click OK.
◦ If you select Apply move/rotate transformations to copies, the Move tab opens. You must select the direction reference for the move or rotate translation.
◦ If you select Advanced reference configuration, the Advanced Reference Configuration dialog box opens.
1. To replace an original feature reference with a new one:
a. Select a reference from the References of original features list.
b. Under References of pasted features, click the collector, and select a new reference.
To restore the original references, click Reset.
2. To create new bodies to be used as references in the copies, under References of original features, select the body reference, and select Create new body. Otherwise the copied geometry is created in the same body as the original geometry.
◦ You can identify a fully-dependent copy of the feature or feature set in the Model Tree by its corresponding label, for example, Copied Hole 2.
◦ The Copied feature and its options, Varied items, Break dependence, and Remove dependence, are not available for a copied feature that is only dependent on the dimensions or the sketch, or both, or the annotation elements.