How do you turn the result of an action (mirror) into a new separate part to be edited separately?

karl_mochel

How do you turn the result of an action (mirror) into a new separate part to be edited separately from the original?

I have a part that has many aspects I want. I mirrored it, but I want to delete and add new features to the result. I assume I want a new part to do this too.

On the other hand, I don't mind sharing features between the parts, but some will not be shared and I don't know how to share some aspects while still being able to merge differences into two different final solids.

BenTaylor

Without seeing the exact document you're working on, my workflow would be:

1. Create the part with all features that are common between the parts.
2. Mirror the part to create a new part. This will create a new instance that you can apply edits to.
   
   
3. Add the unique features to each part.

Here's a part studio as an example.