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vojta1-Visitor
1-Visitor
Jan 11, 2018 8:29 AM UTC
Question

in which assembly is the part used?

Hello,

I would like to ask if there is any way how to find out in which assemblies is used one particular part.

We have a large folder with several similar assemblies. Then there are two versions of similar part, for example.

If I open all the assemblies at first, so they are loaded in session memory, I can use reference viewer to find out where is this particular part used. But is there any way how to do this without opening a large number of assemblies?

Hope my question is understandable, thanks for replies.

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BobNJ4-Participant
4-Participant
Jan 11, 2018 9:00 AM UTC

I have used this program many years ago, will it help?

 

find my mother

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Ketan_Lalcheta2-Explorer
2-Explorer
Jan 11, 2018 10:52 AM UTC

I know granite can help you on this. You need to build solution on your own. Sorry but I do not understand why this search is required?

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Dale_Rosema
Dale_Rosema23-Emerald IV
23-Emerald IV
Jan 11, 2018 4:54 PM UTC

Don't know if this works still.

(Creo/WF5.0)

 

Windows - Open System Window

(At the prompt) WHEREUSED (filename) ABCXYZ.asm (or .prt)

 

A text box opens with all the places used.

Drawback - false positives so you have to go and check, but at least it narrows it down when not using a PDM product).

 

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KenFarley
KenFarley21-Topaz II
21-Topaz II
Jan 11, 2018 7:29 PM UTC

There was a discussion of this previously, with lots of info. Here's  a link.

https://community.ptc.com/t5/Creo-Modeling-Questions/Where-used/m-p/414225#M104723

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vojta1-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
Jan 15, 2018 1:00 PM UTC

thank you all for replies!

unfortunately the "find my mother" program doesn't seem to work on my computer...

I'll try to check other solutions and take a look at the previous discusion as soon as I could

Thanks

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MartinHanak24-Ruby III
24-Ruby III
Jan 15, 2018 3:26 PM UTC

Hi,

 

assembly file (for example podsestava.asm.1) is mix of ascii characters and binary code. Component names are present in readable form when you open assembly file in Notepad++. See CP_P1 - name of component located in my podsestava.asm.1.

asm01.png

Because of this you can use for example FileLocator Lite software to "scan" the contents of all assembly files and look for specific component name.

asm02.png

 

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    Andrew_41012-Amethyst
    12-Amethyst
    Apr 23, 2026 11:06 PM UTC

    Thank you for the recommendation. 8 years later and I can’t find or get any built-in Creo function to identify other assemblies where my part model might be being used. But using FileLocator Lite worked, easy, albeit with a few false positives that were quickly identifiable.

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    jhaston-31-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    Jan 16, 2018 1:09 AM UTC

    Hi, For this kind of search you need to be storing/managing your models using Windchill PDM.

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