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Selecting the Configuration while placing a Linked Part
Well, there is something similar already: it's variant link, which allows to add a part by specifying the variables to that specific instance (and not all instances as is the case for normal links). At the time I didn't think about adding Configurations to the possible variants, but this could be a good idea : add a variant link by choosing a particular configuration, and even changing its configuration later.
You can try the following: instead of adding a normal part add a variant link, and change the configuration of the linked part of that variant link. This might work, not sure.
You can try the following: instead of adding a normal part add a variant link, and change the configuration of the linked part of that variant link. This might work, not sure.
Nice, thank you so much for this idea. I will definitely try it.
At the time I didn't think about adding Configurations to the possible variants, but this could be a good idea : add a variant link by choosing a particular configuration, and even changing its configuration later.
I am not sure how much of work this requires. But I will also check if I can make something to make this. Also, thanks for letting me know that you think this idea might be useful.
An alternative approach would be to include sub-assemblies in the current configuration. In this way, I would be able to update things inside linked Models.
what would be needed is to be able to apply configurations of inserted parts.
Yeah, that would be crazy good. a new level of this tool, actually. I am thinking that a field listing the configurations in the placePart GUI. And also a way to specify the configuration of the earch part, in the current assembly configuration to be able to change it eventually.