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How do I bring in a part from another document into the current workspace?

A quick answer would be great, but are branching and merging what I need to study?
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S1mon Member Posts: 3,628 PRO
You want the Derive feature to add a part reference to a part studio to use for modeling. If you want to add it to an assembly, you just use the Insert feature.
Simon Gatrall | Product Development Specialist | Open For Work
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rob_goring Member Posts: 8 ✭
I'm a raw beginner. I can't figure out where the derived feature is. It's not on the toolbar. I clicked the add feature button in the toolbar and it opened several examples but I didn't see an add button so i could try one.
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You want the Derive feature to add a part reference to a part studio to use for modeling. If you want to add it to an assembly, you just use the Insert feature.
Simon Gatrall | Product Development Specialist | Open For Work
I'm a raw beginner. I can't figure out where the derived feature is. It's not on the toolbar. I clicked the add feature button in the toolbar and it opened several examples but I didn't see an add button so i could try one.
"Derive" is in the Part Studio list of features near the top of the page, between the Mate Connector and Variable icons.
I found the feature and added it to the toolbar. Now to figure out how the use it.