3 Replies Latest reply on Sep 15, 2015 12:50 PM by Fernando Ortiz

Switching assembly and part references in a drawing?

Fernando Ortiz Sep 15, 2015 12:38 PM

I created a drawing from a part. I had to create an assembly from the part. I have added the assembly to the drawing and want to swap the reference so that the drawing uses the assembly as the primary source and the part as secondary. Currently the assembly does not feed the title block which is what I want it to do. Is this possible without having to create a new drawing? I tried switching the reference before opening the drawing but I receive a mismatch error because I am trying to switch from a part to an assembly and vice versa.

Re: Switching assembly and part references in a drawing?

Glenn Schroeder Sep 15, 2015 12:44 PM (in response to Fernando Ortiz)

Welcome to the forum. I haven't used the feature very much, but if you'll right-click on the drawing view of the Part and choose "Replace Model" I believe that'll do what you want.
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Re: Switching assembly and part references in a drawing?

Andrew Kronquist Sep 15, 2015 12:46 PM (in response to Fernando Ortiz)

I think what you want to do is click on a white space in the drawing, choose properties, and use the drop down box as shown in the picture below:
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  Fernando Ortiz Sep 15, 2015 12:50 PM (in response to Andrew Kronquist)
  
  I am going to go give this a try! Thank you! I think this might be it. The replace model is not what I want because I want to preserve the detailed views of the part and simply switch what the drawing sees as the primary feature.
  
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