Turning an instance into a separate part?

[laxman12786]

Hello,



Due to the unexpected death of a co-worker, I have inherited his
projects. One of them is a machine that we have been building for
quite some time. There is an overall assembly of the machine, for
which I am trying to create a custom BOM for.



My problem is that there are parts which are instances of a generic
part, so I cannot find a way to add user-defined parameters to the
instance without it applying to every instance. For example, if I
open an m5x16 SHCS and add a parameter, then that parameter applies to
ALL m5 SHCS's since it is merely an instance of the generic m5
SHCS. This is not what I want.



Is there some sort of work around for this? Maybe turning each
instance into it's own part file somehow? Or is there simply a
way to add parameters to instances without them affecting the
others?



I'm looking for a way that won't screw up all of the sub-assemblies and
the overall assembly that these screws are used in. Any
help/suggestions are very appreciated!

 

[mnstrkttr]

If it is a feature then you can selcet "Y" or "N" for the selected instance. If there is a dimension you do not want then add it to the family table as a feature then you can turn it off or on. This is how I do it in WF2.0.

 

[dr_gallup]

You can add the parameter to the family table, each instance can have it's own value.

 

[laxman12786]

Thanks for the help!

 

[ecirwin]

To answer the question you had asked in the first place: To turn an instance into a stand alone part, you should open both the generic and the instance. In the generic model you can delete the family table. Now you just have to save the instance and it becomes a part file instead of an instance.

I know that your problem was solved by other means, but I just wanted to answer the original question.

Eric

 

[rmatija]

To answer the question you had asked in the first place:


Open instance part and then use command Save As


I make so and work


Best regards