You can use the arrows for linear translations, the squares for planar translations, and the arcs for angular rotations. However Paste New will create a new part, based on the old one, but it's entirely independent from the component it was spawned from.īut one of the other neat tools to check out are the handles that let you orient the part immediately after the component has been pasted into your design.
That is, and exact copy of the existing component that will change with it's siblings. You may have already guessed that Paste will create a second instance of the component.
This is accomplished by right clicking in the modeling screen and choosing paste.īut there are two options. With the part copied, now it's time to paste the new component. To start the process, right click on the desired part and choose Copy. To make the process simpler, the process of copying parts are nearly identical whether your creating a copy of an existing component, or using that component as the starting point for a new part. In my example, I'm going to duplicate the table legs. I was pretty thrilled to find out that it wasn't difficult at all. That including creating a copy of the same part (a new instance), as well as creating a copy of a part in order to create a similar part. One of the first things that I encountered was the need to duplicate a part. I chose the project not for the modeling challenge, but as an opportunity to go through the process of building assembling, and documenting. I chose a simple wooden table for my project. My adventures diving into Fusion 360 continue.Īs I've been adventuring into assemblies this week.