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Arrangements vs reference sets

Arrangements vs reference sets

Arrangements vs reference sets

(OP)
Hi I was updating a drawing. One of my colleagues had made which reference sets were used to change machined and raw plate states. I prefer the arrangement method and have updated the model in this method. The way I build my parts is I title the main component the master and then place two empty files under that component with the names raw and machined. All the work is made in the master file and the final state of the raw and the machined part is wave linked to the sub components "raw" and "machined". See attached image.

First question which is the best practice on controlling state of a component? (Raw and final machined) We have many assemblies that are raw plated weld in an assembly and then the final component is machined.

Now when I go to the drawing and change the the part in the view to "Machined" arrangement I have missing items. I've had this in the past and must place a new view in to get the update to happen. The problem here is this view has a dozen dimensioned section views and I don't want to repeat all the work.

Second question. Do I have to recreate the views or is there a way of updating all the views to correctly show the changes? We're running NX 8.0.3.4 natively.

Thanks in advance

NX 8.0.3.4 in Windows 7
Mechanical designer

RE: Arrangements vs reference sets

(OP)
I didn't explain well that the "master" model with all the work in it has all its items on layers in the 100's or normally in visible. The bodies are then referenced in the empty "raw" and "machined" files and those items are on level 1 and are controlled through arrangements with suppressed items toggling which items are visible. See attached "master" part history navigator for clarity.

NX 8.0.3.4 in Windows 7
Mechanical designer

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