Let's say for example I have this very basic pneumatic actuator. First I draw the cylinder housing and then I want to draw the pistons so that I can mate them together in an assembly. However I do not want to have to redraw and add all the dimensions again. It would be much more convenient to draw the pistons based off of the housing. And by referencing its features all the changes made to one part would be reflected onto the entire assembly.
What I used to do is simply keep drawing, use the "save as" command and turn off visibility to save each part individually. However this is not the ideal solution because you cannot accurately check for weight interference and other properties since the parts are still present in the assembly just not visible. I feel like I am definitely missing something here. What is the best way that you have found to model parts for moving assemblies?
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