Part configurations radomly changing in Configured assemblies

We are having tremendous difficulties with our assemblies that have
configured parts and subassemblies. We open up assembly files that
we know had the right configuration of a part(s) and in one or more of
the assembly configurations the parts change to (what appears to be)
the first instance's configuration of the part. haven't found a work
around, and it is eating us alive.

We have produced check print drawings that show all the right parts,
the check print gets approved and when the drafter goes to final plot,
things like all the nuts change to be .25 or all the snap rings change
from say a 2" on a 2" pin to a 5.5" on a 2" pin.

Shame on me because I though I had heard of something like this in the
early SP's so I held off until SP3.0 when I thought I had heard
configs were now good. We changed a few weeks ago and boom, it has
been a productivity killer. No work around!

IMHO SW2003 has been the worst release since we started on 98+!

 

Bryan,

I use configurations extensively in my library parts & I experienced some
problems with configs when 2003 was first released, but this only seemed to
affect parts that had been made in earlier versions of SW (not a problem
now - I think SP2 fixed it) - the work-around was to open & rebuild every
config. in the part.

Secondly, check that you have selected 'use named configuration' and not
'use components "in-use" or last saved configuration (RMB on the part and
select 'component properties').

Merry