Importing and moving parts into the same part studio tab

jonatan

Hello everyone!
New user here, moving from Fusion360. I have been watching tons of tutorials on Youtube to learn the basics and I'm having a problem related to the parts.

Here's my example file → https://cad.onshape.com/documents/e68ecac8a384518d210b3b3a/w/5eee79d9729b7203be267191/e/b04f9d3cd13e6e19d5ec71e3?renderMode=0&uiState=64eb81271e7e3835c855555b

As you can see I have imported two CAD models I downloaded. Each model is imported into a different part studio tab.

FOR THE LOVE OF SNOOPY I'm not able to find a way to move those parts into the same tab which I called "move parts here". How do I do that?

I need to do this because I want to work on a box for a sensor I will print later and I need these CAD models to be in the same parts studio tab to easily design the box. I'm seeing there's an Assembly tab where I can insert parts, but I'm not able to design the box here so this is not useful for me

Thanks for absolutely any info on how to do this!

S1mon

You can derive the parts from one part studio into the other.

S1mon

You can derive the parts from one part studio into the other.

glen_dewsbury

You can assemble and use in context editing to create the box.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/65880199ca89dcea23415b48/w/ec02b5bc27605aedb1b757ed/e/20110341acceff41d977629d
YouTube examples are OK but OS provides very good instruction.
https://learn.onshape.com/learn/course/managed-in-context-design/completion-certificate/completion-survey?page=3

jonatan

Thank you both! Actually, the Derive option was what I was looking for!

@glen_dewsbury sorry, I looked at your file but I couldn't understand what you mean, I'm still not able to edit in the Assembly tab the box you designed in the part tab.

glen_dewsbury

Go to the part studio for the box and switch the assembly contexts to "box design" and you will see the assembly items faded. You can use the assembly geometry to build the box. To start an in context part studio look for the + icon in the assembly. Very useful tool since adding or moving parts in the assembly can be used to adjust or even automatically up date the box deign when say clearances are based on dimensions off the existing assembly parts. Edit the sketch used for the box profile plus the extrude and you'll see what I mean. You will not be working in the assembly but in the part studio with references from the assembly.
Personally I think was well worth my time to go through OS tutorial. When you are ready just insert the new part into the assembly. Note that I renamed the context to make it easier to keep track off.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/65880199ca89dcea23415b48/w/ec02b5bc27605aedb1b757ed/e/2457a04abd5e11a04c6eaf68

nick_papageorge_dayjob

Derive will work, but in-context editing is the way to go for pcb and electronic part imports. Both are good to know. Think about if you add 5 switches, an lcd panel, etc. Parts like that are off-the-shelf, so there is no need to make modification to them in a part studio. You just want to build a housing for them.