Part Visibility in Patterned Sub-Assembly

[KEverts]

I have come across this issue in the past but I cannot for the life of me figure out what the solution was. I am patterning a sub-assembly which has a reference part that is not visible in the sub-assembly. I'm driving this sub-assembly with a quantity parameter and when addition instances are created, the hidden part turns visible. I can bring the sub-assembly in multiple times and the parts remains non-visible, however, once I pattern it, the part shows up in all instances except for the original.

Has anyone dealt with this before. I hate being heald up by silly situations like this but it's annoying.

Thanks in advance, Ken 

[harco]

1. Make sure sub assembly has design view rep with hidden part invisible.

2. Make sure top assembly has an unlocked design view rep and set active

3. Find sub assembly in top level assembly browser.

4. RMB select>select all occurrences

5. RMB Representations.... select hidden view rep.

If you edit the pattern you will probably have to reselect subs and reset the Representation again.

Possibly setting Representation associativety may correct it but wouldn't bet on it.

Hope this helps, unless I've got the wrong end of the stick.