Save Time Working in Assemblies Using Copy with Mates! Copy and Paste is standard Windows functionality with SOLIDWORKS so this be done through the menus or with a simple CTRL-C, CTRL-V. Top copy and paste components: Select the components you want . When using the 'Move/Copy Body' feature, first select the solid or surface body (s) to move. In SOLIDWORKS 2016 you can now copy and paste multiple components at the same time and any mates that exist between the components are copied as well. 1) Activate the part that you want to copy features, Inside the Assembly, click on the part on the model-tree, RMB>activate part. Then I copy and paste the sketches. Quick Tips: Copy, Paste, Drag and Drop in SOLIDWORKS Open the Chair in SolidWorks Go to File > Open and select the Chair As you can see in the Feature Tree (Solid Bodies map) it's a model with 2 Solid Bodies and no surfaces Let's say that we want to copy the surfaces of the 4 legs of the chair. Does anyone know how u can import a CAD drawing file from Solidworks into XFLR5 to conduct VLM (Vortex Lattice Method) Flight dynamics analysis. To copy and paste a sketch: Select the closed sketch in the FeatureManager design tree. This will remap all components with that appearance to the one you currently have copied. Then, on the "Appearances" tab Copy your desired appearance. a fastener being applied to multiple bolt holes). Save copy as in NX - Siemens Click Edit > Paste or press Ctrl+V. How to Copy a Part in SOLIDWORKS Using Virtual Component After copy the BOM table in SOLIDWORKS go to Microsoft Excel, then under the Paste expand the feature and find Paste With Link to insert the SOLIDWORK BOM table into excel.