i have a question with the errors that are coming up after creating a parts factory in INV9. i have an Extrusion that i create a parts factory with. it will have 45 deg cuts on each and a hole .5 inches in from the end. in the parts factory i have the lineal with the cuts and holes suppressed and the lineal length computed. the next line in the factory table i have a part number with a different length and the 45 deg cuts and holes computed. the table saves fine. the lineal length opens fine, but when i switch to the cut part number the plus sign comes up and i try to resolve it and i get the following errors:
Dimension to unresolved reference geometry
ref to coordinate system missing

the 45 deg cuts are cutting off the coordinate system and i think that might be part of the problem. overall the parts factory does not seem to work like it should.

should i be using a derived component to to this instead of a factory?

when should a parts factory be used?
when should a derived component be used?
any help would be appreciated.
thanks in advance
Jeff Hopkin