Save management mistake on my part?

[dbtruckers]

I've been trying to create a 2D drawing based off of a previous drawing. The print references a main assembly which in turn references a sub-assembly. One of the components in the sub-assembly gets changed and there are two instances of a different component that get changed in the main assembly.

I open the drawing, do a Save Management, rename all of the necessary files and save to a new directory. I open the sub-assembly file and replace the old component with the new one and save and close. I open the main assembly and replace the old sub-assembly as well as the two instances and save & close. I open the drawing and rebuild, save and close without any issues. When I reopen the drawing I get a message stating that “The files in the following list could not be found or contain the wrong information for the active document” – It’s pointing to the component which was replaced in the sub-assembly.

Can anyone help me determine where my error is? I’d appreciate any help.

 

[DBezaire]

dbtruckers,

You could use Assembly Design Scenes and not replace any components. Leave all components in the design.
Create a scene of the first configuration using hide/show of the part/product at the assembly level.
create a scene of the second configuration using hide/show of the part/product at the assembly level.

Do not hide the partbody! Scenes work on the display of the part/product

Select the scene in the applications area of the tree when you create a new drawing. What is in the scene will show in the drawing.

Regards,
Derek


Win XP64
R20/21, 3DVIA Composer 2012, ST R20
Dell T7400 16GB Ram
Quadro FX 4800 - 1.5GB