Why can't I delete a datum point that won't regenerate?

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May 11, 2017
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Hello all,

I am a self taught Creo Parametric 2.0 user. I keep encountering a problem where I have replaced a part in an assembly, breaking datum points that referenced the previous part in the process. Now according to the model tree the datum point does not exist, but when I regenerate the assembly, that datum point always shows up first as the only thing that cannot regenerate. I know where the point should have shown up, but it has become my personal poltergeist.

Is there a way to delete things from the regeneration popup window? Or to find, and delete, datum that have become broken?

Thanks,

Anna

Assembly Design

Best answer by Mahesh_Sharma

Anna,

Try using search for finding failed feature and later delete that.

Search > Look for Feature > Look by feature > History > Failed feature.

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creodential

10-Marble

I can think of two things to check:

Make sure, the datum point is not used as source for external reference within components later in the model tree.
Try this config setting in order to kill references of replaced objects for good:
remember_replaced_components no

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ateintze

Author

1-Visitor

When I check the reference viewer for the missing point, it has no children. So, as far as I am aware it isn't a source for external references, unless I am not looking in the right place.

I set up the config setting, but after regenerating the model, the datum point still shows up as not properly regenerating. But I think I am having problems getting the config file to save. Every time I check the config editor, the remember_replaced_components setting that I added is gone

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creodential

10-Marble

You can either load a setting in the config.pro within a session or you can start creo with it. The latter is the easier way if you are unsure how to do the first. To do so, add that line to a config.pro, that you are sure that is read when Creo starts. (Check in File - Help - System information, scroll down to "Configuration files read:" )

Then start creo.

I forgot to mention that this option doesn't fix anything, it just kills old references if you use the replace function, but only for replacements that were made after the setting was activated.

Can you upload an image of the reference viewer? If this error is based on replacing, there should be a little bin attached to one of the arrows. If so, click that with the right mouse button "delete".

Also, please check your tree filter in order to see whether there are hidden features.