Use the Save Copy As command to create a copy of an existing family and save it as a new family in a read/write library. The family created by Save Copy As appears separate from the parent family in a merged view of the content.
You decide if the newly created family maintains a link to the parent family or is an independent family without any link. A link between parent and copied families enables you to synchronize copied families with their parents. Families without link are treated the same as families published by using the Publishing Guide.
- Open the Fasteners
NutsOther category. - On the List View panel, locate the JIS B 1169 - Metric family.
- Right-click the JIS B 1169 - Metric family, and select Save Copy As from the menu.
- In the Save Copy As dialog box:
- Select Tutorial Library as the location to which the copied family is to be saved.
- Select Independent Family.
- Leave the Family Name, Family Description, and Family Folder Name unchanged.
- Click the Review command to display the Review dialog box. The first row in the table on the Review dialog box displays expressions for File Name, Part Number, and key family table columns of the newly created family. The following rows display the first three rows of the family table.
Click OK to close the Review dialog box.
Note: You can edit expressions in the Review dialog box to customize the family table for the family copy. - Click OK in the Save Copy As dialog box to start the copying process.
After the process ends, the merged view displays the original JIS B 1169 - Metric family and the Copy of JIS B 1169 - Metric family. The Copy of JIS B 1169 - Metric family is enabled for editing.
