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Seperate derived parts

Hermi
Hermi Member, Developers Posts: 3 ✭✭
in Community Support 
Is it possible to separate a part based on a derivation from the connected part
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  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 6,092 image
    Do you mean make a copy so the derived part does not update when the parent part changes? You can either reference a version (which will not update unless you ask it to) or copy the Part Studio using Duplicate (right-click tab at bottom). 
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA
  • MichaelPascoe
    MichaelPascoe Member Posts: 2,938 PRO
    Hi @Hermi, this sounds possible, but I don't quite understand. Can you share a link to the document you are trying to do this too?

    Derive allows you to keep a direct link to an original part. If the original part changes, your derived part will also have those changes.

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    rendercad.ai - Photorealistic product rendering.

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  • Hermi
    Hermi Member, Developers Posts: 3 ✭✭ 
    I made a derivative of a part from a friend. He has completed his project and will soon delete his document. If I know him right.
I've already made some changes to the part. I don't want to copy his Part Studio and then start everything over again
The ideal would be to simply unlink them.
Or is there a way that I can copy his Part Studio and then use it as the original without redrawing everything?
  • MichaelPascoe
    MichaelPascoe Member Posts: 2,938 PRO
    edited May 2022
    Yes, there is a way to do that:
    • Right click the part studio tab.
    • Copy to Clipboard.
    • Go to your new document.
    • Click the "+" button in the bottom left.
    • Paste tab.

    Neil's way works too. Right click the tab, Duplicate, then move the new tab to the document you like.

    RENDERCAD
    rendercad.ai - Photorealistic product rendering.

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  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 6,092 image
    He can delete the document if he wants, your document will be unaffected. 
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA

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