Rules for External References A component cannot have an external reference to itself (a circular reference). You cannot reference one instance of a part to create a feature on another instance of the same part, even if the instances are in different configurations. You cannot replace a part with another part created by deriving the second part from the first. See Deriving a Component Part for more information. Parent topicExternal References Related concepts The Update Path for External References Related tasks Controlling Creation of External References Locking and Breaking External References Deriving a Component Part
