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Is there a way to create a different instance of a part in assembly mode
vishwarath_taduru
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Hi I am using On-shape and wanted to ask this question about creating assemblies. I have imported a SW file and would like to use it at two places but with different parameters. Is it possible to do this ?
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In some cases you could do a workaround by making a copy of the part in the part studio and further modifying the copy.
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
While we dont yet have assembly configurations, what you're asking to do is fairly easy.
To use two different instances of an assembly in another assembly, all you need to do is make a copy of the sub assembly.
Once you have an (unrelated) copy, you can simply make the changes you need and then insert both (different) instances into the top level assembly.
To make a copy of an assembly, have a read of this - https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/4044/how-to-copy-an-assembly-tab
I hope this helps