Reusing a model as a base for future projects

[david.vladar]

I would like to make a model that can be modified and reused for future custom sizes.  I have created it in a few files and linked them together in a single assembly file. I then generated drawings.

I am struggling to find a way to easily copy the project and modify it with different parameters, having everything (including drawings) update separate from the original.  so far the closest I have come is by copying the model to a different folder and then replacing the components with the ones in the new folder, to break the link from the original files.

My derived parts file (For global variables) cannot be replaced, and the drawings still come from the original drawings.

Is there an easier way to create a standalone copy of a project that has no ties to the original?

Thanks,

David.

[jhackney1972 · Accepted solution]

It is sort of a round the elbow process which I outline in the Screencast.  This process will preserve the Model/Drawing relationship and make the model independent of other designs.

[david.vladar]

Thank you! A wierd workaround but it works. I did discover that this method only exports the specific drawing, not any other drawings that use the copmonents. but that is probably by design in case a component is used in many other projects. Easy fix: make a single drawing file instead of multiple.

Thanks again!