HOW TO WORK WITH BROKEN REFERENCES?

Опубликовано: 26 Март 2026
на канале: PLM Group
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In this week's episode Lennart will show you HOW TO WORK WITH BROKEN REFERENCES in #SOLIDWORKS.

A broken reference is usually marked as a ➔ x. This indicates that the #reference points are locked for editing. It can be easily removed by checking ”Show x in feature tree for broken external references" from the External References menu.
However, this fix does not make it possible to edit the sketch and you might forget that the reference has been broken. Instead open the sketch and go to "display/delete relations". Filter the relations by "Broken" and delete the relations.

#tinndahlstipfromthetrain is a new video series where our technical consultant - Lennart Tinndahl - shows you a quick #SOLIDWORKS tech tip each week. Make sure you hit subscribe so you don't miss out on the videos.
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