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Copy with Mates PropertyManager

When you copy components, you can copy their associated mates.

To copy mates when you copy a component:

  1. Click Copy with Mates (Assembly toolbar) or Insert, Component, Copy with Mates.

  2. Set options in the PropertyManager as described below.

  3. Click .

The PropertyManager remains open so you can create additional copies.

  1. Click again to close the PropertyManager.

Selected Components

Components to Copy. Lists components you select in the graphics area or FeatureManager design tree.

Mates

Lists the mates associated with the components you selected to copy. You can:

  • Select a new reference for a mate, by clicking in New Entities to Mate to and selecting the new mate reference in the graphics area.

  • Use the same reference, by selecting Repeat. (Select Repeat only if all copies you are creating use the same reference.)

  • Turn off the mate (by clicking the mate icon) so the copied component does not use it.

 



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