Article - CS210921

Warning "References to the failed component are not allowed" when trying to assemble a component in Creo Parametric

Modified: 02-Jun-2025   


Applies To

  • Creo Parametric 1.0 to 11.0
  • Pro/ENGINEER and Creo Elements/Pro Wildfire 2.0 to Wildfire 5.0

Description

  • Warning References to failed component are not allowed when trying to assemble a component.
  • Cannot select a component for a placement reference.
  • Cannot assemble a component to a failed component.
  • Unable to select reference for placement when assembling components.
  • Unable to place the new component in an assembly.
  • Regeneration failed notifications in the notification manager
  • Notification center shows "Component xxxxx failed regeneration. feature geometry cannot be restored. Reasons for failure: failed to regenerate component placement. Feature references are missing."
  • Missing values in the drawing bend table when opening the drawing (from Windchill) without the parent assembly.
  • Piping bend table shows all the values when the parent assembly is in Creo session as the piping model has external references to the parent assembly.
  • When trying to copy geometry in an assembly, show error:
    • References to failed component are not allowed 
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