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JamesBurcham1-Visitor
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September 6, 2013
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Family table instance

  • September 6, 2013
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One of my designers tried to rename a family table instance in windchill. Instead of it being renamed he managed to create a instance and remove the old instance from the family table. The problem is that now when you try to import items into a works space that use the instance he wanted to rename you get an error.

Below is an image representing the family table structure for version A.3 and A.4 of the family table.error1.png

Part 2 should have been renamed Part 3, but instead Part 2 was removed from the table and Part 3 created. What I want to do is delete the latest version of the family table and revert back to the previous version. Windchill won't let me do this because the new instances is the "the only remaining iteration for revision". I know its the only iteration and I want it gone, but I don't know how I can remove this from Windchill.

Can some please help?

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LoriSood23-Emerald II
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September 6, 2013

Check out CS21661

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JamesBurcham1-VisitorAuthor
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September 6, 2013

This helps remove the unwanted part from the family table but how do I get the old part back into the family table? Can I then delete the newer versions of the files so that I am back to working with the version of the table i want?

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LoriSood23-Emerald II
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September 6, 2013

Yes, this should get you back to a version of the family table prior to having the instance added. Remember that purge does not purge all iterations. It will keep the latest iteration of the family table, which should no longer include the extra instance since you removed it and turned it into a standalone part in the first step.

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JamesBurcham1-VisitorAuthor
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September 9, 2013

I think I have tried to many things(and done them incorrectly) with this table and now I have it even more messed up then it was when I started. Any time I try to do anything now I am getting collection errors. I opened a case with PTC hopefully they can figure out what I did and help me fix it.

Thanks to everyone that offered solutions.

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    lroose1-Visitor
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    February 17, 2015

    I know this thread is a bit old but I have the same issue of wanting to eliminate the latest version of a family table part from Windchill. I checked it out, made changes to it (deleted some instances and added a new one), and checked it back in but did NOT release it. Now, I no longer want it but I do NOT want to check it out and manually add/delete to make a new version that looks like the original one. I simply want to delete the current one and go back to the original. I'm aware of Document CS19752 that seems to state this very problem and that there's no plan to fix it in Windchill 10.0. What about 10.1?


    JamesBurcham,

    What was the case number that you opened with PTC on this? Did you ever get an answer?

    Does anyone else have any advice?

    Thanks.

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    JamesBurcham1-VisitorAuthor
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    February 18, 2015

    It is possible to remove the latest version of the family table, the issue is that if any part is used in any model in windchill you will not be able to delete the items. PTC was unable to solve my issue with this and I ended up obseleting the parts and recreating them.

    Based on my experience, if your Windchill admin, has a lot of experience you have a shot of saving the files, otherwise it will most likely be easier to just recreate them.

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