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External References

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When a feature in a model is referencing some geometry or information in any other model then such reference is called “External Reference”.

Generally, external references should be created only between a skeleton and a given model. External references between any other models are difficult to manage and should be avoided.

In this chapter we will see how to investigate the external references in a design project. We will look at the following tools that are used for external references investigation.

  1. Reference Viewer
  2. Reference Information Window
  3. Model Tree
     
    

EXERCISE 1

The topics covered are as follows.

  • How to investigate the external references using Reference Viewer and Full Path Display dialog boxes.
  • Filters Settings
   

EXERCISE 2

The topics covered are as follows.

  • How to investigate the external references of a component when the parents are not in session.
  • Adding a column to the model tree to see the status of Data Sharing Features
 










Full Path display




Reference Viewer





Reference Viewer: when the parents are not in session





Investigating the parents when references are missing

 

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