How do I import a part into another part in SolidWorks?

How do I copy one part to another in SolidWorks?

Click Edit > Copy or press Ctrl+C. Click in the sketch or document where you want to paste the center of the sketch. Click Edit > Paste or press Ctrl+V.

How do you mate a derived part in SolidWorks?

After you insert a part, you can move, copy, rotate, or mate it using Move/Copy Bodies (Features toolbar).

1. Right-click the part and click External References.
2. Select a configuration in Configuration, and click OK. You can control the configuration with a design table. See Base Parts in Configurations.

How do I make multiple parts from a single part in SolidWorks?

To split bodies:

1. Click Split (Features toolbar) or Insert > Features > Split.
2. In the PropertyManager, set the options. …
3. Under Resulting Bodies, select the bodies to save under , or click Auto-assign Names. …
4. Double-click the body name under File, type a name for the new part in the dialog box, then click Save. …
5. Click .

How do you add a part to a weldment in SolidWorks?

You can access the Insert Into New Part command by doing one of the following:

1. Right-click a solid body or surface body.
2. Right-click a cut-list item in a weldment part or multibody part document in the FeatureManager design tree.

How do I reference a part in SolidWorks?

To list the external references on a part or feature, right-click the part or the feature or right-click the update holder , and click External References.

How do you add parts in SolidWorks?

To add bodies together:

1. Click Combine. (Features toolbar) or Insert > Features > Combine.
2. In the PropertyManager, under Operation Type, select Add.
3. For Bodies to Combine, select the bodies to combine. You can select bodies in the graphics area or the Solid Bodies. …
4. Click Show Preview to preview the feature.
5. Click .

How do you change a derived part in SolidWorks?

To edit the original part from which another part is derived:

1. Right-click the derived part, and select Edit In Context. If the part was derived using an insert part or a mirror part, the original part document is opened. …
2. Change the original part as needed.

How do you add multiple parts to a SolidWorks drawing?

Under Part/Assembly to Insert, do one of the following:

1. Ctrl + select several components from the list.
2. Click Browse. In the dialog box, Ctrl + select several components and then click Open.

How do you cut intersecting parts in SolidWorks?

Intersecting Bodies to Modify Part Geometry

1. With the part open, click Insert > Features > Intersect .
2. For Solids, Surfaces, or Planes, select the bodies to intersect or merge.
3. Select Cap planar openings on surfaces to cap flat openings in surfaces.
4. Click Intersect. …
5. Select regions to exclude. …
6. Select options as required: