Article - CS32596

Unwanted checkout or modification when retrieving or saving models in session in Creo Parametric

Modified: 04-May-2026   


Applies To

  • Creo Parametric 1.0 to 12.4
  • Windchill PDMLink 6.2 to 13.0
  • Windchill ProjectLink 6.2 to 12.1
  • Windchill PDM Essentials 10.1 to 12.0
  • Pro/INTRALINK 8.x + 8.0 to 12.1

Description

  • Unwanted checkout or modification when retrieving or saving models in session
  • Unwanted change when saving an assembly
  • Models are marked 'Modified' after retrieving the drawing or top-level assembly in session
  • Read Only Objects appear as Modified in the workspace despite setting regenerate_read_only_objects to No
  • Check out On The Fly conflict for a model or a subassembly when saving an assembly: 
    • The object is read-only as it is not checked out
  • When opening models from Windchill dialog box with Check Out on the Fly is not thrown
  • In Animation using the drag functionality requires sub-assemblies to be checked out for the drag operation
  • Mechanism components are marked as modified after using drag components in a higher level assembly in Creo Parametric and Windchill PDMLink
  • Model assembly prompts for check out every time you save or try to open the drawing even though it is fully checked out from windchill
  • The CAD Document version displayed in the workspace is not similar to the version displayed in Creo session
  • Unwanted part and assembly are checked out when checking out drawings only.
  • Assembly wants to check out upon retrieval from Commonspace. No external references and no obvious reason printed in message area
  • In the Model Tree, items are labeled as 'Modified in session and not checked out' immediately when an assembly is opened
  • When opening an assembly in session and, if another model is opened and saved in the Workspace, some part of the big assemblies are regenerated and appear modified in the Workspace
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