Notes About Dependent and Independent Components

  • You can make an instance of an external component independent, so changes to that instance don't affect other instances.
  • If your design includes multiple copies of an external component, making one of them internal does not affect the other copies.
  • Making another copy of the same external component internal creates a second instance of the same internal component. You are asked to save the new external component when you exit DesignSpark Mechanical if you haven't saved it.
  • Making an external subcomponent independent makes its parent component independent.
  • Independent status is propagated up through the structure as far as needed to differentiate the subassembly from peer assemblies. Names are changed accordingly.
  • Independent status is not propagated down through the structure.