Reference Manager

A rerouted feature is one that contains one or more missing references to one or more parent items. Rerouted links are identified by Cimatron as soon as an assembly is opened. The missing references may be geometrical or dimensional. If a component feature of an assembly has been moved or deleted, Cimatron freezes the link at the last good point and uses that stored information until the link is repaired. This ensures you are able to continue to work with the assembly without interruption.

• Navigating the Rerouted References Manager
• Identifying rerouted references

Navigating the Rerouted References Manager

Both both geometrical and dimensional reroutes are marked in the feature tree by a feature icon.

A link (1) is displayed under the search field if one or more rerouted references have been detected.

1. Rerouted items count and link
2. Reference Manager button

Click the link to highlight the first item in the tree. All detected issues are displayed in the Ref Mgr tab. Use the << and >> buttons to scroll through the list.

Click the Reference Manager icon (2) to open the Ref Mgr tab and view the problem features.

The active Part or Assembly is shown at the top of the tree. The tab displays all features that have been rerouted in that assembly.

There are three columns in the table.

Name	Description
Type	The feature name in the assembly that has the rerouting issue - Items are listed in feature order. Three types can be detected. Rerouted Formula—dimensional formula problem Rerouted Reference—missing geometrical reference Rerouted Parent—the entire parent feature or external part is not found If there are multiple errors associated with a part (such as a geometric reroute and a parametric reroute, or more than one parametric reroute), each reroute will be displayed under the part listing. Click the minus sign to hide the rerouting information about the feature.
Source	Details the original source of the missing parent information, using the format:<<Part>>:<<Feature>> where Part is the name of the source component or assembly. If the Part was created in the assembly (and not imported to the assembly), the Source will be shown as; Internal:<<Feature>>. If the Part information is linked to Setup, the Source will be shown as; Setup:<<Group Name>>
Detail	Shows the specific detail that was last recorded about the missing reference. This could be one of the following items. Dimension—Last known dimension ID Rerouted Reference—The lost input to the feature, such as Ref Edge, Sketch Plane, and Input Face. Rerouted Parent—No further detail is needed Setup—Last known Setup row name

Identifying Rerouted References

Rerouted links are identified by Cimatron as soon as an assembly is opened. All detected issues are displayed in the Ref Mgr tab.

1. Use the << and >> buttons to scroll through the list.

2. Right-click on a highlighted feature to display the menu.

   

   The behaviors, described here, are the same as shown in the Sketch section of Part Modelling Popup Operations page.

   Show/Hide Sketch/ContourShow/Hide Sketch/Contour (that was used to create the component),  Edit FeatureEdit Feature(see Editing a Feature in Part or Editing a Feature in Assembly), Edit Reference FeatureEdit Reference Feature(see Editing a Sketch/Composite in Part or Editing a Sketch/Composite in Assembly) , Insert, Jump To, Delete Feature, Rename FeatureRename Feature, Suppress, Relations Analyzer, Select EntitiesSelect Entities(select all highlighted entities. This option is grayed out if entity selection is not applicable), Clear Selection, Rename Feature Parameters, Add Folder.

3. Right-click on a Rerouted item and select Hide Other to show only the affected part.

   

   The behavior varies depending on the type of rerouting;

   • Parent type External—Show only the active and parent part

   • Parent Type Internal—Show only the active part

   • Parent Type Setup—Show only the active part and display the Setup

4. Repair the broken links using one of the methods shown below:  

   • Setup—Select the correct item in the Setup table

   • Internal—Right-click on the connect feature of a component to display the name of the other component, in the assembly, to which it is connected. For more, see Connected To.

   • External—Use the Edit Reference Feature option. For more, see:

     • Editing a Reference Feature

     • Add External Catalog

     • Add from Catalog

     • Add new part

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.