When a CAD file contains a sub-component of an assembly, but it is neither in the same directory as nor a subdirectory of the CAD file for the assembly that it belongs to, aPriori Professional is not able to locate the sub-component and designates it as missing. If one or more sub-components is missing from an assembly scenario, the assembly scenario contains placeholders for the missing sub-components and icons that indicate that the costs for the missing sub-components are not included in the cost of the assembly.
aPriori displays a warning dialog about missing sub-components when:
- You first open and cost the assembly CAD file.
- You re-extract GCDs for the assembly scenario.
Furthermore, the Assembly Details table contains a line-item placeholder for each missing sub-component. Each placeholder has the same name as the missing sub-component that it represents, but the name is displayed in gray strike-through font and a yellow warning icon is displayed in the Status column to indicate that the sub-component is missing, and its costs are not included.
In the example shown below, the CLUTCH_SPRING part file is missing and displays as shown in this figure.
Note: If the CAD file for a sub-component is located in different directory than the CAD file for the assembly, but already has been opened and costed as a standalone scenario then the cost of the sub-component still is not included in the cost of the assembly. However, in the Assembly Details, the Status column includes a green circle indicator instead of a gray circle as well as the yellow warning indicator. This reflects that the sub-component scenario itself has a cost, but that it is not included in the assembly scenario estimate.
To incorporate a missing sub-component into an assembly estimate, move its CAD file to the same directory (folder or subfolder) as the assembly CAD model. Then re-extract GCDs for the assembly scenario. Then, the Assembly Details table displays the sub-component name in normal font without a warning indicator, and assembly scenario cost estimate includes the cost of the sub-component scenario.