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How to Make a Component Independent in SolidWorks?

How to Make a Component Independent in SOLIDWORKS Making a component independent creates a separate copy of a part or subassembly in an assembly, so edits to that copy do not change the original component. This is useful when one instance starts as the same design but needs different holes, cuts, dimensions, or features later. …

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