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Importing an OBJ file to an assembly

Maximillian_Balogh
Maximillian_Balogh Member Posts: 3 ✭
in Community Support
Hello, I am having trouble importing an OBJ file, the file will import as its own tab however I see no way to get it into the assembly. Is there anything I can do to fix this?

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  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 6,103 image
    Can’t use meshes in assemblies. They are for use as a reference when modelling. 
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA
  • Maximillian_Balogh
    Maximillian_Balogh Member Posts: 3 ✭
    NeilCooke said:
    Can’t use meshes in assemblies. They are for use as a reference when modelling. 
    Is there any way that I can import it to a parts studio, I would like to use it as a reference but I can not take it out of its own tab. 
  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 6,103 image
    Yes - right click the tab at the bottom and select import. 
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA
  • Jake_Rosenfeld
    Jake_Rosenfeld Moderator, Onshape Employees, Developers Posts: 1,646 image
    @Maximillian_Balogh

    If you mean that you can see it imported, but it's in its own Part Studio, you can derive it into other Part Studios using the Derived feature:
    https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/derived.htm
    Jake Rosenfeld - Modeling Team

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