We design tooling, which we base off of a solid model. We then make punches and dies from that madel. In order to maintain consistency, we use the same master model for each component, removing features that do not apply. All of this is centered around a fixed point in the master model.

Issues that are inherent (and I hope someone has ideas):


  • When I copy and paste a sketch in a new omponent file, it is completely undefined.
  • The above means I cannot touch anything in the sketch because it could screw up the new component.
  • If I fully define the sketch (using the feature in SW), I get a massive weird dimensions and relation ships.


What I'd like to do is copy, paste, and have it locked to the base model such that when I change the base, it propagates throughout the model.