Pick a instances' feature in Assembly Modeller and edit its wireframe. Delete something, a curve for example. The instance will automatically update but leave an "Open Feature" error preventing any further edits. To cure this get the part out in Master Modeller and do a compete update. To prevent this happening again turn off assembly autoupdate in update options.
MS3.0 requires write privilege to pre MS3.0 parts in order to correctly perform Assembly Cutouts. If your assembly contains referenced pre MS3.0 parts you will be able to produce assembly cutouts but not modify them. All works fine with new MS3.0 parts/assemblies
Are you getting error files written when exiting I-DEAS that contain lines like this:
Database Key file open error: /CDROM/help/doc/english/gnc.key Database Key file open error: /CDROM/help/doc/english/gnp.key
These are caused when you have chosen not to load the complete Smart View Database to hard disk. Open
.../ideas/ms4/help/data/IDEAS_Library_English/libcfg.unxor
.../ideas/ms5/help/data/english/libcfg.unxand edit the following line (yours may differ):
databases=NAV,UPD,INT,MGT,DES,DRG,DFT,DTR,DPG,GNC,GNP,VWM,UNV,GDT,OAR,ADM,MDS,RDM,khelp
Remove the items that you do not have loaded, i.e. in the case above gnc & gnp.