topic Re: Custom Component alert in Libraries & objects

Custom Component alert

R Muller — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:03:46 GMT

Can anyone explain what this scary message means and what might happen if I click "update"?

How would a new custom component be "found"? Where could it come from? If I say "update" will all the custom dimensions for my curtain wall mullions, etc. be clobbered?

Re: Custom Component alert

Rod Jurich — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:28:22 GMT

R wrote:
/.. my curtain wall mullions, /..

Implies you are on 12.

Helps to know for sure and have you any Cadimage Tools loaded.
If so, I suspect it may come from their camp.

Re: Custom Component alert

R Muller — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:32:27 GMT

Yes, I'm on AC12. I don't have any CadImage Tools installed.

Re: Custom Component alert

Link — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:57:05 GMT

I'm sure this happens when you load a custom component made in a previous AC Version with another custom component made with the current AC version, that both have the same names.

I think it's because the GUIDs are the same.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Custom Component alert

R Muller — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:28:03 GMT

As far as I know, I have only 1 custom component (a door panel) which I recently created in AC12 as an experiment. I wanted to use it with the new curtain wall tool, and it didn't work. I'm not sure if it is stored as part of the model I used it in, or if it is in my library, or what.

The message seemed to come up after I saved the model, somebody else worked on it, and then I opened it again.

If I do get it to work, how do I make sure that everybody on the team has access to it? Is it a library part that can go in our standard office library?

Re: Custom Component alert

Link — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:48:36 GMT

R wrote:
If I do get it to work, how do I make sure that everybody on the team has access to it? Is it a library part that can go in our standard office library?

Yes, it should go in your office library. Follow the instructions on the warning dialog.

Cheers,
Link.