Derived sketch in a separate sketch

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Derived sketch in a separate sketch

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Is there way of creating a derived sketch from a drawing in Part 1 into Part 2?

To elaborate:
I want to draw a sketch in Part 1 and then create a derived version of that sketch in Part 2, allowing me to change the sketch in Part 1 which automatically changes the sketch in Part 2

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Re: Derived sketch in a separate sketch

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Use Insert>Part command and select only sketches to import. This will only bring in the sketches from that part (and they will update automatically).
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Re: Derived sketch in a separate sketch

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Other option is to have the parts inside assembly and then you can copy the sketch into part 2 using convert entities.

And you can also create a block of the sketch in insert into the part. When you edit the block, it will be updated in both the parts.
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Re: Derived sketch in a separate sketch

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Brilliant!
This is exactly what I was looking for.
Thanks
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