External Reference To Self!

[Rob]

This is so crazy I had to share

As I always understood it was impossible to create an external reference from one configuration to another... but I must be tripping because you can.

I have a workflow where I use configurations to create my components, but I rip them out into individual files and replace the assembly components before I use them to cut each other.

Well this time I was distracted and forgot that step and it just worked.

Probably a stupid idea.. but possible

[Frederick_Law]

Does the parts still ref the config file?
Or the link is broken already?

[Rob]

Hey Fred

Nah everythings in context

doesnt appear to be causing any probs yet

I'm going to see what happens when I pack and Go

also see if I can rip the configs and replace components keeping the refs

[Rob]

pretty cool

[Rob]

So its works a treat
after ripping the configs and replacing components the features are still in context.
The features that are suppressed go out of context which makes sense but I could add a delete suppressed features option to my ripper.

Happy Days