Convert paste to paste new in timeline and break link between copied components?

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I'm not sure if this is possible but I copied and pasted a component several times. I then realized that I needed to modify only a few copies of that component but since I had done a simple copy paste (I wasn't aware of paste new) they are now inextricably linked. 

Since I made several changes like sketches, planes which were based on these modified components I don't want to delete them and paste them again as new.

Is there any way to break the link or change the paste to paste new in the timeline?

[jeff_strater]

No, unfortunately, Break Link (internally we called it Make Independent) of a component instance is not yet supported in a parametric design.  It is supported in a Direct Modeling design:

But, of course, that is a much easier thing to implement.  Someday we hope to get around to this in the parametric environment.

Jeff

[etfrench · Accepted solution]

Just do a copy|paste new of the clones to be modified.  Hide or remove the clones.

[Anonymous]

Yes that's what I ended up doing!

[hawesw1985]

So where is the feature now? This is highly unacceptable.