open part or assembly from window or browser

GarySchmitz3154 · 12-09-2009

using IV2012

within the same project file i have three models. one model i can open parts or assemblies from the browser or right click on the component on the window. the other two models upon the right click or selecting in the browser the open or the edit are not available as an operation. can anyont tell me why

gschmitz
T7400-64bit XP
Xeon 3.2 GHz, 8GB
1.5GB NVIDIA Quadro FX5600
Factory Design Suite 2012

sbixler · 09-15-2003

Might have something to do with having two copies of Inventor running? This is definitely not recommended, but I don't know if that has anything to do with your problem or not. Inventor thinks that opening or editing that component is trouble for some reason (may not be a valid reason, though!).

If you close out of Inventor (both copies!), then open the assembly again, does it work? Can other users open and edit as expected?

Sam B
Inventor 2012 Certified Professional

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open part or assembly from window or browser

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