Complete the following steps to copy an existing component to the Corporate Database or the User Database:

  1. Click the Database Manager button on the Main toolbar.

    Or

    Choose Tools»Database»Database manager.

  2. Select the Components tab in the Database Manager dialog box.
  3. Choose the database containing the components you want to copy from the Database name drop-down list.
  4. Select the components that you wish to copy.

      Use the <Ctrl> and <Shift> keys with the left mouse button to select multiple items in the list.

  5. Click Copy.

    The Select Destination Family Name dialog box appears.

  6. Navigate to the database, group and family that you want to copy the component(s) to in the Family tree and click OK.

    You are returned to the Components tab in the Database Manager dialog box.

      If there is not a component family in the group that you select, click the Add family button to create one.