Manage Broken Asset Links

The link between an asset and an experience object can sometimes be broken. Manage Asset Links lets you manage broken links between assets and the following experience objects: product actors, subproduct actors, materials, or product animations.

This task shows you how to:

 

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About the Manage Asset Links Panel
Opening the Manage Asset Links Panel
Highlighting Broken Experience Objects
Displaying Objects that Reference Broken Experience Objects

Manage Broken Actor Links

You can repair a broken subproduct actor or root actor by linking it with another asset.

  1. To link a subproduct actor with another asset, click Repair > Reassign Product Subactor in the Manage Assets Links panel, and do one the following:
    • In the tree, select exposed parts or subproducts of a product actor.
    • In the tree, right-click the subproduct actor and select Repair > Reassign.
    • In the 3D area, select a product structure and click Level Selector to select a part.
    • If suggestions are available in the Manage Assets Links panel, select the asset in the list, and click .
    • If no suggestion is available in the Manage Assets Links panel, click .
  2. To link the root actor with another asset, click Repair > Reassign in the Manage Assets Links panel, and do the following:
    1. In the Search box of the top bar, enter a search criteria to find physical products and press Enter.
    2. In the Search panel, click the physical product that you want to link with the root actor.

Manage Product Animation Links

You can repair a broken product animation by linking it with another asset.

  1. To link a product animation with another asset, do one of the following:
    • In the tree, right-click a product animation and select Repair > Reassign.
    • If suggestions are available in the Manage Assets Links panel, select the asset in the list, and click .
    • If no suggestion is available in the Manage Assets Links panel, click .
  2. In the Reassign Product Animation panel, select the asset you want to reassign to the product animation, and then click Reassign.

Manage Broken Material Links

You can repair a broken material by linking it with another asset.

To link a material with another asset, click Repair > Reassign in the Manage Assets Links panel, and do the following:
  1. In the Search box of the top bar, enter a search criteria to find PLM materials and press Enter.
  2. In the Search panel, click the material that you want to link with the asset.