I have assemblies that need to show the assemblies that are around them in an airplane. I have a cabinet that has its own assembly, but also needs to show the seat next to it in a separate configuration for reference. The problem is the seat also has its own assembly and it needs to show the cabinet in a configuration, and someone else could have a bulkhead that needs to show one or both of these in their configurations. This is creating a nightmare of parent/child relations and loops that cause the assemblies to not be able to check in. Any ideas?
Dustin Biber Jan 12, 2010 1:14 PM
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If they are reference in the context of the current assembly, I would recommend saving the reference stuff as a single part and inserting that into the current assembly. I do this on a semi-regular basis for this very need (not on airplanes though). The drawback is the reference part will no longer update if the original parts change, but for my needs this was acceptable. If they are truly reference, it doesn't really matter if they are slightly out of date.
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