When an operation requires model data that is not loaded for a lightweight component, the software fully resolves the part for you, to gain access to the additional data.
This happens automatically when you do any of the following things:
- Right-click a part or feature, and select Edit Part, Edit Sketch, or Edit Feature. The part becomes fully resolved, and you are in Editing Part mode.
- You can choose to automatically resolve any lightweight components that are
out-of-date. Click . Select Always resolve
from the Check out-of-date lightweight
parts list. If you select Indicate from the list then components that are out-of-date
have a red feather on their icon
in the FeatureManager design tree.
When a component is lightweight and out-of-date inside a folder, the folder appears as
in the FeatureManager design tree.
Certain global operations require that many parts be fully resolved at once:
- Editing equations that involve lightweight parts
- Physical Dynamics
- Exporting to other file types (IGES, SAT, and so on). You do not have to resolve parts before exporting to TIFF or JPEG.
To specify what you want to happen when you request one of these operations,
click . Choose one of these options under
Resolve
lightweight components:
- Prompt (default). A
dialog box appears, asking if you want the software to resolve the lightweight
parts for you. Click Yes to fully resolve
the parts and continue, or click Cancel.
If you also click Always resolve (before
you click Yes or Cancel), the option is set to Always.
- Always. All lightweight
parts are fully resolved for you, and they are included in the operation.
When a lightweight part becomes fully resolved,
all instances of the part, in any configuration, in any open assembly documents,
become fully resolved.