Solid Edge Design Configurator creation failed with "Action 'Replace Model' unavailable for this license" message

2023-08-02T15:17:55Z
ASSEMBLY

Summary


Details

In this scenario, Solid Edge Design Configurator fails at Model Configuration creation with the message:

MDL= yourpart.par
Action 'Replace Model' unavailable for this license.

Design Configurator failure message

Solution

This can happen if the Design Configurator creation step is executed with the "Basic" Licensing setting. 

There are a couple of ways to check and switch the current Licensing Setting in Design Configurator's "Tool and Settings" drop-down menu.

Tools and Settings button

Select ‘Switch License’ for a direct way to change the License to Standard or Advanced.

Switch License drop-down

Alternatively, select 'Settings' to choose the required License type using the larger dialog.

Settings


Design Configurator Settings Dialog

KB Article ID# PL8730431

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