Deriving components
In this recipe, you will use the Derive tool to create a new derived part from an existing assembly, with existing information such as sketches, work features, and parameters.
The original part from the Derive operation is known as the base component. Derived parts can be derived from base components of parts, assemblies, sheet metal parts, and weldments. When deriving a component, components of an assembly can be excluded or suppressed and even a mirror of the base component can be created.
Derived parts and assemblies are useful for controlling changes to models and creating a simplified version for parts or assemblies, much like the Simplify functionality (see the Simplifying assemblies recipe). Modifications to the original model from which the base component derives sync automatically across both files. A derived component usually has less detail than the base component and therefore is another way to reduce memory and loading times for certain workflows...