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Not able to add ports to nested elements Ultimate 13 edition
« on: August 03, 2021, 01:13:13 am »
Hi all,

I've been trying to attach ports to nested elements on my IBDs but I get the message cannot add embedded elements to read only elements.

Has anybody come across this before and know any workarounds?

Many thanks

Ray

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Re: Not able to add ports to nested elements Ultimate 13 edition
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2021, 01:27:30 am »
On an IBD the nested elements are Part Properties classified by a Block.

Ports cannot be added to Part Properties.

Add the Port to the Classifying Block, then you should be able to request EA to add the port to the part property in the IBD. In versions EA 14 and above this the Feature window, but I haven't used version 13 for some time. But there should be some way of getting the port to display after it has been added to the Classifying Block.

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Re: Not able to add ports to nested elements Ultimate 13 edition
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2021, 06:03:48 am »
r/o would mean you have either locking/security enabled or you use version controlled packages.

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Re: Not able to add ports to nested elements Ultimate 13 edition
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2021, 06:58:15 am »
Qwerty is absolutely correct!

I must have had a bit of a brain melt down when I posted the answer.

You can add Ports to Part / Properties in an IBD, (I generally don't but add instead them to the Block Classifier) but as qwerty has replied the error is due to some locking issue.

Must read posts more carefully!

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Re: Not able to add ports to nested elements Ultimate 13 edition
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2021, 07:46:51 am »
As I mentioned earlier: you are in good (or is it bad?) company. Happens to me all the time...

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Re: Not able to add ports to nested elements Ultimate 13 edition
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2021, 05:44:15 pm »
Thank you both for the replies, I will look into how to unlock that security feature.

I was looking at Lenny D's iBD picture figure 4.8 and thinking it must be doable.