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Possible to use (insert) an assembly in a part studio which you can then model new parts around?
vince_magnocavallo
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I have developed a model of a SSD chip housing, a SSD chip and now need to model an adapter to suit. I want to use the assembly of the housing and chip to be able to model my adapter against. Thanks.
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Is there a way to convert an assembly into a part?
1. Create your assembly to look as you want it.
2. Right click on assembly's tab at the bottom of the screen (maybe it's called Assembly 1).
3. Select "Export..."
4. Export it as a Parasolid and download the file.
5. Click the + symbol in the bottom left corner and select "Import..."
6. Pick the file that you just downloaded from your computer.
7. Choose to "flatten" the object in the next screen.
This will create a new part assembly with all your parts in it.
It's a hack and hopefully Onshape will provide a better solution at some point!
The feature you would actually need is edit/add parts in context = inside assembly. This is highly requested feature and will probably be implemented as soon as possible.
You found the best workaround currently available.
It's been like five years now so I'm wondering if it has been implemented and, if so, where?