You can duplicate a single system so that the cells can either remain independent of the original system, or where the cell data is shared.
Creating Independent Duplicate Systems
To create a duplicate system where all cells can be edited independently of the original system, right-click the system header and select from the context menu.
Note: When a Mechanical system containing a Results cell is duplicated, the results are not copied to the new system.
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Creating Shared Duplicate Systems
To create a duplicate system where cell data is shared, right-click a cell and select from the context menu.
All cells above the one selected for duplication are shared. The cell selected for duplication can be edited independently. For example:
If you select from the Geometry cell, the Engineering Data cell is shared, allowing you to edit the Geometry cell in the duplicate system to investigate a geometric alternative. Data from the Model cell and below is copied from the original system and can be modified independently.
If you select from the Model cell, the Engineering Data and Geometry cells are shared, allowing you to edit the Model cell in the duplicate system to investigate an alternative modeling approach. All data in the Setup cell and below is copied from the original system and can be modified independently.
If you select from the Setup cell, the Engineering Data, Geometry and Model cells are shared, allowing you to edit the Setup cell in the duplicate system to investigate alternate loads and constraints. All data in the cells below Setup is copied from the original system and can be modified independently.