change reference set for linked part

[abeschneider]

I have tried to find related posts but no success so far...

Anyone know how to change the reference set defining a linked part in NX3?

For instance, if I originally created a linked part using the reference set "ENTIRE" but then wanted to chg the set to be a new custom one called "DATUMS&SKETCHES"...

 

[rghay]

In NX2 this was changed through Assembly Navigator. Don't know about NX3.

 

[ewh]

In NX3 it is thru the assy navigator.

 

[abeschneider]

pardon my ignorance, but how, in Assembly Navigator? If you have parts which are a part of an assembly, I know you can right click -> Replace Reference Set , but if we're only talking about one part which is being driven as a "Linked Part" from a master model; how do I change the Ref Set of the part?

Thanks!

 

[ewh]

I'm not familiar with that type of procedure. Whenever I have used a linked part, the parent part was in the assembly.

 

[abeschneider]

the procedure I'm following is described in the literature around WAVE modeling with an isolation layer between the master model start parts and the review assembly. So, the parent part is not in the assembly.

 

[Dave K]

I don't believe you can in this case. You could open the master model assembly, and change the reference set of the component that the wave link comes from there.

-Dave
Everything should be designed as simple as possible, but not simpler.

 

[abeschneider]

Gunman -
that's the conclusion I've come to. However, this implies one should make a custom Reference Set prior to creating a Linked Part using Wave & Master Model technique, so that there is flexibility in what drives the Linked Part.

If there is an alternative, I'm all ears

 

[Dave K]

What drives the linked part, is the geometry that was waved, regardless of the reference set (curve, sketch, sheet, solid, etc.). I guess maybe I'm missing what you are trying to accomplish.

Many times I'll set the reference set of a component to Entire Part (be it top down, or a bottom up assembly). I'll wave link whatever data I want, like a sketch, which isn't part of the primary reference set. Once I have the data waved, I'll change the components reference set back to the primary reference set, so it shows in the assembly as it should.

In a top-down assembly, the only way I can show more data from the 'donar' component, is to open the higher assy, and change the reference set accordingly. In a bottom-up assembly, I can turn the 'donar' component on/off and change reference sets at will. Regardless of which reference set I select to display, the data that is waved remains the same, and is driven from the originating file.

-Dave
Everything should be designed as simple as possible, but not simpler.