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How to break reference

CAD_user
14-Alexandrite

How to break reference

In an assembly, I made a copy of surfaces, from another part. Now I want to break the dependency to the original part.

 

How I can do this?

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TomU
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The key is to collapse the copied surface(s) into the independent geometry feature.  Watch this video:

Independent Geometry Feature.mp4
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    TomU
    23-Emerald IV
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    CAD_user
    14-Alexandrite
    (To:TomU)

    I don't have the option to back up references available within the copy.

    I don't have also Windchill...

    TomU
    23-Emerald IV
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    The key is to collapse the copied surface(s) into the independent geometry feature.  Watch this video:

    Independent Geometry Feature.mp4
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      CAD_user
      14-Alexandrite
      (To:TomU)

      Ok. Fine.

       

      and if i don't have the command available?

       

       

      TomU
      23-Emerald IV
      (To:CAD_user)

      You can't pick collapse until the independent geometry feature exists first.  You also have to select both of the features together before you can pick collapse.

      CAD_user
      14-Alexandrite
      (To:TomU)

      Sorry, but I still don't found how to do it. I select the copy, but the collapse, isn't available. So how can I create the independent feature?
      TomU
      23-Emerald IV
      (To:CAD_user)

      Video is working now.  Watch it and see if it helps.  If for some reason you can't create an independent geometry feature, you could probably import a STEP file (of anything), delete all the stuff inside the import, and then collapse your surface into that feature.

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