Copy Design Issue – Suppressed Parts Not Rebuilding or Updating (Skeleton Reference Problem)

[pranaykapse1]

Hi Everyone,

I am facing an issue while working with Copy Design in Vault for my Autodesk Inventor assemblies.

All of my assemblies are parametric and skeleton-based. The Copy Design process works fine for normal parts and assemblies, but I encounter problems with suppressed components.

When suppressed parts are included in the Copy Design, they often retain references to the original skeleton file instead of re-linking to the newly copied skeleton. To fix this, I currently need to:

1. Open each suppressed part.

2. Rebuild and update it.

3. Save the file and check it back into Vault.

Only after this manual process does Copy Design work properly. I’ve use an iLogic rule to handle this task, but it is still time-consuming. Ideally, Autodesk could improve the software so that suppressed parts are rebuilt and updated automatically during Copy Design, eliminating the need for this extra step.

This issue becomes especially challenging in large assemblies, where many design variations rely heavily on suppressed parts and subassemblies.

I would like to ask the community and Autodesk team:

• Is there a recommended workflow to ensure suppressed parts rebuild and re-link automatically after Copy Design?

• Can Autodesk provide a built-in solution so this linking happens correctly, without manual intervention?

Any guidance, workarounds, or best practices would be highly appreciated.

This is the code & attached image for reference.

'This Rule Helps to Update all parts and assemblies (Even Suppressed) and Save.

For Each oDoc As Document In ThisApplication.Documents
Try
' Force update
oDoc.Update()

' Save after update
If oDoc.FullFileName <> "" AndAlso oDoc.IsModifiable Then
oDoc.Save2(True) ' True = Save silently without dialogs
End If
Catch
End Try
Next
iLogicVb.UpdateWhenDone = True

Thanks in advance!
Pranay Kapse