To Create an Inheritance Feature
1. Retrieve an assembly, select a part in it, right-click, and choose Activate.
2. Select a second part in the assembly as the reference model from which geometry will be copied and click Get Data > Merge/Inheritance. The Merge/Inheritance tab opens with the reference model selected by default. You can select a different part as the reference model from the Model Tree or in the graphics window.
3. Click
![](../../../assembly/asm/images/feat_inheritance16x16.png)
to toggle between Merge mode (default) and Inheritance mode.
4. Use the following options to define inheritance feature properties:
◦ ![](../../../assembly/asm/images/extrev_cut.png)
—Add (default) or remove material geometry.
◦ ![](../../../assembly/asm/images/data_sharing_internal.png)
—Set reference type to assembly context (default).
◦ ![](../../../assembly/asm/images/data_sharing_external.png)
—Set reference type to external.
◦ Click Options to change the following options:
▪ Automatic Update—Keeps the relationship between the current feature and the original geometry.
▪ Manual Update—Temporarily suspends the relationship between the current feature and the original geometry. If the original part changes, the current feature does not change.
▪ No Dependency—Creates a frozen feature.
▪ Varied Items—Define varied items properties.
▪ Refit Datums—Change the size or reference of copied datums.
◦ Click Properties to change the name of the Inheritance feature.
5. Click
![](../../../assembly/asm/images/dash_done.png)
to complete the Inheritance feature.