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Broken References
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Broken References

Broken References

(OP)
I had a part (a Chute) that I derived in one of my assemblies. I accidentally grabbed the origin of the assembly when I was sketching so it created a Reference to "Point1@Origin of Assem1." I broke the reference so now the suffix is "-> x"

Funny thing about "Assem1" is that it is the default name. So when I tried to insert the Chute in to "Assem1" it said it would create conflict of context, or out of context reference (something like that).
Ultimately I solved the problem by saving/renaming the assembly before inserting the Chute.

Is there a way to completely REMOVE an old reference, instead of breaking it so I don't get this sort of thing cropping up again in the future?

RE: Broken References

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I never use broken refs ... they have come back to bite me too often.

Drill down to the sketch level and delete the constraint to completely remove the ref.

RE: Broken References

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Quote (ctopher):

You inserted the part into the same assy it was derived from?
When the part was created, it was created in a blank assembly which was originally named "Assem1." While it was still named as such, I broke the reference.

Quote (CorBlimeyLimey):

Drill down to the sketch level and delete the constraint to completely remove the ref.
Thanks, I ended up finding one remaining point that was located right on the origin (couldn't see it before). I also rediscovered "Display/Delete Relations" and how useful it can be for this exact purpose.

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