topic Re: Replace Model Reference in Inventor Forum

Replace Model Reference

edarlak — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 17:38:12 GMT

I have a dangling unused part as a reference in one of my assemblies, when I use Inventor help is states to use the "Replace Model Reference" icon in the manage tab. I don't have the Modify panel on the ribbon like the Autodesk article shows, therefore I cannot used "Modify Model Reference" as per the help article.

Also, the links icon is greyed out in the tools panel, so cannot use that.

Re: Replace Model Reference

CCarreiras — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 17:54:43 GMT

Hi!

Do you mean this?

This is only available on drawings environment, not in the assembly environment.

What you need to do more specifically?

Re: Replace Model Reference

edarlak — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:05:47 GMT

When I open an assembly from vault, it is aking for a part that has long been deleted from the assembly, my workspace and from Vault. It is linked to this assembly somehow, I no longer need the part. I can "skip" everytime I open the assembly from Vault but I want to fix it because that is annoying.

Re: Replace Model Reference

CCarreiras — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:16:04 GMT

When you check out the assembly, and open it, can you see the unresolved (missing) part?

Like this?

If so, just delete it and save the assembly.

Other thing that can be happening is, some parts in the assembly, have some geometry reference with the missing part.

After opening the assembly, check if you have the red cross active in the assembly, and fix the issues.

Re: Replace Model Reference

edarlak — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:32:50 GMT

Nope, there is no red cross and no unresolved part. It only happens when I open the assembly from vault, not when I open from my workspace. I have had this issue in the past and I was able to use the link command to remove the link, however in this instance the link command icon is greyed out.

It is a part that I renamed in the Vault, and then subsequently deleted from my assembly. The assembly is fine, no errors, it's just upon open it is asking for this part I no longer use in the assembly.

Re: Replace Model Reference

Frederick_Law — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:41:19 GMT

Vault keep full history of assemblies. Including removed parts in assembly.

Vault also keep links of renamed parts.

There are probably old versions with the deleted part.

Re: Replace Model Reference

johnsonshiue — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:25:19 GMT

Hi! Likely there is a corrupted reference stored in the iam file. You could try resolve it to a random part. Then delete the instance in the browser. If it does not help, you may need to demote all the parts to a new subassembly. Use the new sub as the top-level assembly in order to get rid of the ghosted reference.

Many thanks!

Re: Replace Model Reference

edarlak — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:23:37 GMT

The solution I found was to delete the local old versions folder after renaning and re-using file names for different parts prior to openning the assembly from vault.