Functional Design Using Design Accelerators - Autodesk Inventor 2010: No Experience Required - page 352

The belt you selected is 5/16 (.3125) of an inch thick, and your minimum dis-
tance is .37 inches, so you can fi t a belt onto the pulley. On to the next problem:
what kind of hole do you need in the duct?
To solve this problem, you'll use tools that aren't commonly used with sheet
metal but that are perfect for your needs.
The Copy Object Tool
You've built relationships between components in the assembly, but sometimes
the relationship needs to be much deeper. Linking parameters from another
part can be useful, and using a derived component to link to another part can
work too. But what if you need only one surface or a part of a body?
The primary function of the Copy Object tool is to link the geometry of one
component to another. When it's done, the geometry that is copied into the sec-
ond part remains associated with the original.
The Copy Object dialog has only two sets of criteria: choosing how and what
geometry needs to be copied, and what to make from the copied geometry.
Copying Geometry from One Part to Another
Let's use the tool and see its options in action:
1. Double-click the duct to edit the part in the Design window of the
assembly.
2. Switch the Ribbon to the Model tab.
3. Select the Copy Object tool from the Modify panel.