Delete reference from drawing?
Delete reference from drawing?
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I have some drawings that have a bogus reference in them that I'd like to get rid of. The reference only shows up when I use "save as" and click on "references". It's not attached to any views so I can't delete it in the normal fashion. The file I don't want to reference is a pretty large assembly and I don't want all those extra parts that I don't need to be copied to my new folder. Is there an easy way to fix this without having to recreate the drawing from scratch? As of now that's the only way I have figured out to get rid of the reference. I'd appreciate any helpful hints.






RE: Delete reference from drawing?
You need to find the parts and its feature that is referencing the assy.
Chris
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RE: Delete reference from drawing?
RE: Delete reference from drawing?
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RE: Delete reference from drawing?
RE: Delete reference from drawing?
Now you should expand the tree in your drawing file to find the view that is referencing the assy. Click on the "+" symbol for each Sheet* and then similarly expand the drawing views. (See attachment) This should reveal where the assy is being referenced and you will probably then need to delete that view. If you need to keep the view and it is hidden then show it and deal with the errant assy.
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RE: Delete reference from drawing?
RE: Delete reference from drawing?
I was refering to the drawing's Feature Tree as in the attachment, not from within the Find References selection.
Yes, your Save As is probably the source of your issue. I'm guessing you did this as a means to keep your title block information and other generic information from a previous drawing (probably the one wiht the assy in the first place). Since your are new to SWX I highly suggest you go through the SWX tutorials and then go through the Help files on how to build a drawing title block with properties and then save it as a template. This is invaluable. For now, please re-read my previous post and try those steps. Your latest comment suggests even more that you have a mystery view that somehow referenced the unwanted assy and all you'll have to do is delete that view.
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