About the Import Creation Command

The Import Creation command is accessible from most common apps(Part Design, Sheet Metal Design, Generative Shape Design) and can be extended to apps such as Functional Molded Part.

It was developed to improve the Paste Special... command for the creation of imports.

This page discusses:

See Also
Creating Imports

Conceptual Notions

Here are some definitions to give you a better understanding of the Import Creation command.

  • Mechanical import: mechanical issued from a copy of another feature (the reference). It is a datum that reproduces the geometrical result of its reference.
    Note: An import can keep the link to its reference. In this case, it is called associative and can be synchronized with its reference.
  • External reference: import generated from a feature from another 3D shape.
  • Internal import: import generated from a feature of the same 3D shape.
  • External import: import generated from a feature from another 3D shape. If it is associative, it is called an external reference.
  • Contextual import: external reference in an Assembly context. It is associative in terms of relative positioning to a specific app context.
  • Rep rep import: import is created from one 3D Shape to another, but is not linked to a specific context. As a result, it does not synchronize in terms of position.

Creation of Imports

You can create the imports using the Import Creation command.

  • External imports can be associative.
    Note: The associative external reference can be associative in position and shape or just in shape.
  • Internal imports can be associative.