How to remove ghost objects

…if you create an assembly and you will modify it .. sometimes the system creates dependencies between old components and you can find some “problematic objects” (in a Workspace as Ghost objects)

Here is the quick solution – how I solved it for our Creo configuration (assembly mode):

1. I have set the configuration option: grv_default_view dependencies
2. Defined new mapkey “cg” Clear Ghosts (this mapkey jumped into the Reference viewer window and there I Break Dependencies)

mapkey cg @MAPKEY_NAMEClear Ghosts;@MAPKEY_LABELBreak Dependencies;\ mapkey(continued) ~ Command ProCmdInfoProGRV ;\ mapkey(continued) ~ Select pro_grv_dlg RefDepRadioGrp1 Dependencies;\ mapkey(continued) ~ Trail UI Desktop UI Desktop GRVUI Select: 7 ‘pro_grv_dlg’ \ mapkey(continued) ‘GraphDrawingArea’ ‘CURR_NODE’ ” 263 169 8;\ mapkey(continued) ~ Trail UI Desktop UI Desktop GRVUI Select: 7 ‘pro_grv_dlg’ \ mapkey(continued) ‘GraphDrawingArea’ ‘CURR_NODE’ ” 263 169 32;\ mapkey(continued) ~ Close pro_grv_dlg RMBNodeMenuPane;\ mapkey(continued) ~ Activate pro_grv_dlg RMBNodeBrkDepBtn;\ mapkey(continued) ~ FocusIn UI Message Dialog confirm;\ mapkey(continued) ~ Activate UI Message Dialog confirm;\ mapkey(continued) ~ Activate pro_grv_dlg pro_grv_dlg;\ mapkey(continued) ~ Activate pro_grv_dlg ClosePushButton;

3. Save model

In the drawing is not possible to remove ghosts so easily as in the previous example – but I have found a quick solution for a drawing too:

1. Create a new EMPTY drawing (set name as “removed_ghost.drw” – for example)
2. Merge new drawing with original *.drw file (problematic drawing): Layout > Import Drawing/Data
3. Delete First Sheet
4. Save drawing
5. Delete the original *drw file from the Workspace
6. Rename removed_ghost.drw to the original file name
   The system will inform you that same name exists – it is OK. Your “new drawing” is without Ghosts Objects – Update these objects as “reuse” windchill function
7. Check-In modified drawing into WCH (without Ghost Objects)

Note: remove ghosts from a drawing is possible to run with custom Mapkey too

I hope that my solutions will help you to remove Ghost Objects from the assemblies and drawings.