U225X PUBLIC-SAFE CONVERSATION NOTE

RECORD: CHAT-0141
TOPIC: Dissolve Subassembly in SW
IMPORTED: 2026.06.15

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EXTRACTED REQUEST: I HAVE SOME PARTS IN ONE ASSEMBLY AND NEED TO COPY THEM TO ANOTHER ASSEMBLY, TYPICALLY i WOULD DO THIS BY PATTERNING THE PARTS TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE, DISSOLVE THE PATTERN AND THEN PROMOTE THE PARTS OUT OF THE SUB ASSEMBLY THEN INCLUDE THEM IN THE OTHER ASSEMBLY IS THERE A WAY TO DO THIS IN SOLID WORKS SPECIFICALLY THE PROMOTE OUT OF ASSEMBLY

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USER MESSAGES:
1. I HAVE SOME PARTS IN ONE ASSEMBLY AND NEED TO COPY THEM TO ANOTHER ASSEMBLY, TYPICALLY i WOULD DO THIS BY PATTERNING THE PARTS TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE, DISSOLVE THE PATTERN AND THEN PROMOTE THE PARTS OUT OF THE SUB ASSEMBLY THEN INCLUDE THEM IN THE OTHER ASSEMBLY IS THERE A WAY TO DO THIS IN SOLID WORKS SPECIFICALLY THE PROMOTE OUT OF ASSEMBLY

ASSISTANT RESPONSES:
1. Yes. What you're looking for is actually Dissolve Subassembly, not the BOM "Promote" option. When you dissolve a subassembly, all of its components are moved up one level into the parent assembly and the subassembly container disappears. Any internal mates are moved to the parent assembly as well. [embedded media omitted] Method 1 - Dissolve the Entire Subassembly In the top-level assembly: 1. In the FeatureManager tree, locate the subassembly. 2. Right-click the subassembly. 3. Select Dissolve Subassembly. 4. All components become direct children of the parent assembly. [embedded media omitted] This is the closest equivalent to the "Promote Components" command you're used to in Inventor. [embedded media omitt…

EXTRACTED KNOWLEDGE / HOW-TO
- In the FeatureManager tree, locate the subassembly.
- Right-click the subassembly.
- Select Dissolve Subassembly.
- All components become direct children of the parent assembly. [embedded media omitted]
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- Expand the subassembly.
- Select the components you want.
- Drag them out of the subassembly and drop them into the top-level assembly in the FeatureManager tree.
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