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Refresh doesn't work on Custom library members

ali_jahed — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 03:34:48 GMT

Hi All,

I have custom library members which used in my assembly.

I go to library -> and change the description in Family Properties (to have new description in BOM).

In my assembly, to update those custom members I go to:

but it comes back with the following message and doesn't update my members:

Is there a way to update custom library members?

Re: Refresh doesn't work on Custom library members

johnsonshiue — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 22:46:42 GMT

Hi Ali,

When you insert the CC part from a Standard Library or a Custom Library, you can choose between Standard (not changeable) or Custom (changeable). The Custom members cannot be refreshed as far as I recall.

Many thanks!

Re: Refresh doesn't work on Custom library members

ali_jahed — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 23:11:34 GMT

Hi @johnsonshiue

Thanks for your reply,

Sorry I forgot to mention my member is a custom structural member which called by Insert Frame (in Frame generator).

Re: Refresh doesn't work on Custom library members

ali_jahed — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 23:27:12 GMT

For custom parts published in the library and inserted as Standard in an assembly, the Refresh works perfectly fine.

It seems I have issues with Frame members

Re: Refresh doesn't work on Custom library members

johnsonshiue — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:17:49 GMT

Hi Ali,

I don't believe Frame member files can be refreshed. They are all custom CC parts.

Many thanks!

Re: Refresh doesn't work on Custom library members

ali_jahed — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:32:52 GMT

Hi again,

That doesn't look fine!

Imagine you build a giant structure using Frame tools and decided to modify one the members(which has been used in the assembly a lot).

You do the update in library

and wanted to implement that in to your assembly.

I am hoping that there is a way for this....

Re: Refresh doesn't work on Custom library members

ali_jahed — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 03:46:28 GMT

I guess The answer is here (it is hidden):

Re: Refresh doesn't work on Custom library members

SharkDesign — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:51:12 GMT

Custom published, i.e. you made your own shape and put it in CC should work.

If you select 'custom' on placing CC parts though it won't work because it's now a new file on disk and not linked to CC anymore.