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Configuration column/options disappear after switching to released Rev of part
I've sent this to Support, so hopefully they will be able to solve this, but I thought I would ask here as well in case anyone has some additional wisdom or comments...
To simplify the problem, I have a part which is configured in its own part studio with and without some mounting holes for a disc brake. Each config has its own part number and they were both part of a release ("Motor Cover, M2" and "Motor Cover, Brake Side, M2").
I have a wheel assembly which has three configs, each with its own part number, and some changes in the assembly based on the configs. One column selects the config of the Motor Cover. This is all working fine until I try to set all the parts to versions.
As soon as I use "Change to version" on the Motor Cover in the wheel assembly, the config column for the Motor Cover goes away. If I try to reconfigure the part in the assembly, the only thing I can configure is suppression, not the configuration of the part itself.
Is this expected behavior? Is there some other way to do this to enable what I want?
To simplify the problem, I have a part which is configured in its own part studio with and without some mounting holes for a disc brake. Each config has its own part number and they were both part of a release ("Motor Cover, M2" and "Motor Cover, Brake Side, M2").
I have a wheel assembly which has three configs, each with its own part number, and some changes in the assembly based on the configs. One column selects the config of the Motor Cover. This is all working fine until I try to set all the parts to versions.
As soon as I use "Change to version" on the Motor Cover in the wheel assembly, the config column for the Motor Cover goes away. If I try to reconfigure the part in the assembly, the only thing I can configure is suppression, not the configuration of the part itself.
Is this expected behavior? Is there some other way to do this to enable what I want?
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from @lougallo
Now I'm finding some relevant threads:
https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/13530/released-configured-part-not-configurable
Great timing as I had just worked on this request recently. I hope I can give you a workable solution to your problem.
The workaround that I would currently suggest is:
- Change/update your linked part/assembly with a selective update to the "Version of your Release"
- Do NOT change to a revision
- Live with the the blue circle or three dots; no pretty triangle for now but you can still see that you have a released part in your assembly
- You will see that you have the configuration options of the part studio/assembly and not just the suppression option a released part/assembly has
I think this is currently a workaround to what you need so would be great if you could submit a customer support ticket for your request.
In short this is what would be needed:
User needs to Change configuration on released parts.
Workflow:
1. Release two configurations of the same part in a part studio
2. Insert one released configuration of the part into an assembly
3. Configure assembly to switch between released configurations of the part
Let me know what you think about this and if this helps with your problem.
Thanks,
David
So far that seems to be working. As you say, it's a work around and it does look a bit weird with the update icon, but it avoids wasting a lot of work.