Creating Power Copies

You can create power copy elements from functional features. A power copy is a set of features (geometric elements, formulas, constraints and so forth) that are grouped in order to be used in a different context, and presenting the ability to be completely redefined when pasted.

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Instantiating Power Copies
  1. From the Tools section of the action bar, click Power Copy.

    The Power Copy Definition dialog box appears.

  2. From tree, select the elements to be included in the power copy.
    Important: It is recommended you locate all required functional and GSD features within functional sets prior to generating power copies.

    Select the three parameters, all the formulas and Functional Set.x to select the cutouts of the geometry.



    The Power Copy Definition dialog box is automatically filled with information about the selected elements.

  3. Define the power copy as you wish to create it: for details about all options, see About Power Copies. Click the Parameters tab.
    This tab allows you to define which of the parameter values used in the power copy you will be able to modify at instantiation time.
  4. Double-click the three parameters to make them public.

    The Published option is then selected for each of them, indicating that the parameters can be modified at instantiation time.

  5. Click OK to create the power copy.
    The PowerCopy.x node is displayed in tree below the Relations node.