i Cannot add subassembly to new or existing assembies

[seskinner]

Hi,

I've never had a problem with assemblies or subassemblies, but I tried to add a new one to the drawing and it presented me with options on the command line that I've never noticed or used in the past.

I select the subassembly, try to select the assembly to add it, then I get caught in the command line loop. Whatever I try (Before, After, Insert Replace, Attached), it always fails to connect to the assembly and brings me back to this prompt.

Any suggestions would be helpful. I'm running v2020 with sp3.

[Anonymous]

You appear to be adding a link to an Assembly that has no subassemblies attached to it

[Jeew-m]

Hi,

Is your subassembly has 0 length in it.

Once you attach press escape and go to assembly properties. There you can confirm whether the subassembly is attached or not. 

What I feel is that you are attaching a 0 length subbassemly.

Thanks

[seskinner]

FDJames,

Thanks for your reply.

I don't understand. How else do you begin to create a new assembly. I've attached simple links before with no issue. (see attachment)

I cannot add any subassembly. The basic lane won't even work. I've verified width parameters are not zero.

This is a drawing specific problem. 7MB dwg v2018 file that has 6 assemblies in it. I cannot add subassemblies to any of them. I think something is corrupted. 

Thanks,

Scott

[seskinner]

Hi Jeew-m,

Thanks for your reply. 

The subassemblies are not 0 length. I've tried many generic one like the basic lane. I verified the width in the properties prior to attempting to attach them. As soon as I select the assembly attach point the command line pops up. I believe it's a corrupted file, but I don't want to try to move everything to a blank template.

Thanks,

Scott

[BrianHailey]

Share the drawing?

[Anonymous]

Scott,

Without your drawing, I can only hazard a guess.  I would start by deleting the assembly in question (from the prospector) and recreating it.

[seskinner · Accepted solution]

I'm embarrassed to say it was simply a layer issue.

In the drawing settings, the subassemblies were set to C3D-Corr instead of C3D-Assembly, which was frozen. I don't know how this changed from my template, but it did.

Thank you all for the help, and I deserve any ridicule that you may want to send my way. 🙂

Regards,

Scott

[BrianHailey]

We've all been there, don't worry about. I just did something similar with my tool palettes. Created them all in the wrong folder, oops.