Steve
07-15-2003, 08:30 AM
I thought that perhaps I could save something into Work Manager as a package, and re-use it as a package, but I'm not sure that I can. Let me explain:
I have created an assembly. It is a vendor-created assembly made up of 3 components. But I do not want to have the 3 individual components inserted into Work Manager as unique documents - I only want the top level assembly, as purchased, put into the database as a document.
So I saved the assembly into Work Manager as a package. Works great - when searching the DB only the assembly shows up as an me_package - none of the components are in there.
But, if I use this package as a component in ANOTHER assembly, and save that assembly as 3D data, it seems to then push the component, once saved as a package, into the DB as individual components again! It assigns gobbly-gook type names to the "package" assembly and it's components, like "stiffener_A-BHDCRQ0R", etc.
Is there a way to use packages as components in assemblies and have them stay as packages?
Steve
I have created an assembly. It is a vendor-created assembly made up of 3 components. But I do not want to have the 3 individual components inserted into Work Manager as unique documents - I only want the top level assembly, as purchased, put into the database as a document.
So I saved the assembly into Work Manager as a package. Works great - when searching the DB only the assembly shows up as an me_package - none of the components are in there.
But, if I use this package as a component in ANOTHER assembly, and save that assembly as 3D data, it seems to then push the component, once saved as a package, into the DB as individual components again! It assigns gobbly-gook type names to the "package" assembly and it's components, like "stiffener_A-BHDCRQ0R", etc.
Is there a way to use packages as components in assemblies and have them stay as packages?
Steve