Why am i forced to open up parts seperatly when trying to open my assembly. Once I open my assembly I get pop up windows asking me to either open, skip, or find the part it specifys. I am wondering why this is. Please help.
Are you using Projects (*.ipj)
or
are you using Vault?
Are you moving files with Windows Explorer?
Attach assembly here that exhibits the behavior you describe.
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It means that the part file address in the Assembly file is pointing to a part file that Inventor can't find. One (or more) of your part files has had it's file name changed, moved, or saved outside the project folder. Inventor is asking for your help to hunt down the missing files...