Copy Component with Mates

You can create additional instances of a component in an assembly and include its mates from the original instance. You do not have to recreate the mates for each new instance. You can include or replace the existing mates with the component.

Before you begin:

Create, insert, or open an existing component.

  1. From the Assembly section of the action bar, click Copy With Mates .
  2. Select one or more components you want to copy.
    The mates associated with the selected components are listed in the Copy Component With Mates dialog box. If the component does not include mates, no other options are displayed in the dialog box. By default, component mates are copied. Depending on the component, the following mate types might be listed.
    Icon Mate Type
    Angle
    Coincident
    Distance
    Parallel
    Perpendicular
    Tangent
  3. Optional: Click the mate selection to remove the mates you do not want included with the components.
  4. Optional: Within each included mate:
    • Click Re-use existing reference to include that mate as it is with the copied component.
    • Replace an existing reference by leaving the Re-use existing reference check box cleared, and selecting a new mate reference in the Replacement reference box.

      To flip the mate alignment, click Flip orientation .

      Note: Distance and angle mates also allow you to enter a new distance or angle.

  5. Optional: To make a copy of the component with the current selections, click Create and Copy.
    You can now make another copy of the component with new mate selections.
  6. When you have finished copying the component, click .

 

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