Copying an assembly creates a new assembly using the standard object naming convention.
If the assembly has subassemblies associated with it, new subassembly objects are also created. The new assembly is placed in the drawing and in the Assemblies collection in the Prospector tree. The new subassemblies are included in the assembly, and are also displayed in the Prospector tree as new subassembly objects.
When you copy an assembly, the new assembly is named using an incremental naming convention. For example if the original assembly that is copied is named “Assembly 1”, the new assembly is named “Assembly 1 (1)”. If assembly 1 is copied again, the new assembly is named “Assembly 1 (2)”. If “Assembly 1 (1)” is copied, the new assembly is named “Assembly 1 (1) (2)”.
This same naming convention also applies to any new subassemblies created when copying an assembly.
- In the drawing area, right-click the assembly baseline and click Basic Modify Tools
Copy. At the command line, you are prompted to specify a base point for the assembly.
- Pick an insertion point in the drawing area.
The assembly is copied in the drawing and added as a new assembly to Assemblies collection.
- To edit the name of the assembly, right-click the assembly in the Prospector tree and click Properties.
The Assembly Properties dialog box is displayed with the Information tab active. The Name field contains the name of the copied assembly, which is, by default “ <assembly name> (1).”
- Enter a new name in the Name field.
- To edit the description of the assembly, enter a new description in the Description field.
- Click Apply to accept the changes, or click OK to accept the changes and close the Assembly Properties dialog box.