Duplicating a part

Hello,

I have 2 parts that are very similar with different part numbers.

I created the 1st part and I need to save time by recreating the
second part and making the minor changes.

How do I go about creating the 2nd part form the first?

Using Wildfire 3

Thank you.

 

Save a Copy

 

creating two instances (variants) from a generic part was the most
elegant method to do this back in 2001 ... don´t know about WF3,
though - but I guess the functionality is still there anywhere.

Walther

 

Copy and paste in windows explorer.

 

I assume you mean that you have a part and drawing for which you want to
make an unrelated similar. Then copy and paste the part and drawing
into an empty directory, erase everything in session and open these
files, rename the part, make the changes and save.

 

I assume you mean that you have a part and drawing

If the drawing name is the same as the part (or assembly) name you can also set
the config option rename_drawings_with_object and Save a Copy of the model.

 

Hi,

I found a pro/engineer post on the www.thecadguru.com forum that may
help you with this problem.

regards,

njaneer