References sometimes allowed and sometimes not -- why?

Discussion in 'SolidWorks' started by Daniel Haude, Mar 13, 2006.

  1. Daniel Haude

    Daniel Haude Guest

    Hi guys,

    I'm sure this is all logical and stuff, but I can't get my head around it.

    Frequently, when I edit a part of a sub-assembly of some larger assembly,
    I get this message:

    "This part has features defined in the context of another assembly <...>.
    You can edit the part, but you cannot create external references to the
    components of the current assembly."

    What bugs me is that sometimes I edit parts of sub-assemblies which darn
    well have references to a greater assembly, and SW happily lets me add
    references that are local to the sub assembly. Yet sometimes it displays
    the above message and doesn't let me do it. Of course there's no problem
    editing the part in the context of the top assembly, but since the
    references I intend to add are strictly within the context of the
    sub-assembly the logic of it all escapes me.

    Thanks,
    --Daniel
     
    Daniel Haude, Mar 13, 2006
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  2. Daniel Haude

    Daniel Haude Guest

    Am 13.03.2006, 15:19 Uhr, schrieb Dale Dunn
    Cool, that did it. Thanks! Still the inconsitency in SW's behavior is
    funny since
    I've never before touched that setting.

    --Daniel
     
    Daniel Haude, Mar 13, 2006
    #2
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