Deleting Useless Links

You can delete the external references that are not used in the current 3D part and the publications that have no pointed objects.

  1. From the Operation section of the action bar, click Delete Useless Links .
  2. In the Delete Useless Links panel, select a product in the Target box.
    The useless links, that is, the external references that are not used in the current 3D part and the publications that have no pointed objects are listed in the panel.

    The Link column indicates the useless links and the Usage column indicates their usage such as external reference (geometric or structure import) or publication.

  3. Click Show Preferences at the upper right of the panel and specify the following options:
    OptionDescription
    Auto-expand tree Expands the tree view of the rows in the panel.
    Geometric import Searches the external references with geometric import.
    Structure import Searches the external references with structure import.
    Publication Searches the publications.
  4. Optional: Filter the rows using the link name or the usage.
  5. Select the required rows and click either of the following:
    • Delete : Deletes the links.
    • Isolate : Isolates the external references from the linked objects.
    The progress bar displays the progress of the operation. After the operation is finished, a global update is performed automatically. You can click to generate and open the detailed report of the operation.