Is it possible to delete the external reference when you are done so you have a stane-alone part, if your are using a layout sketch in an assembly or referencing another component in an assembly? I realize you would have to re-dimension or constrain the component you are creating in-context to replace the lost references.
Yes.
For the most part that will get them. You will of course have to redimension and make sure relations are replaced.
I am going from memory here, so the exact sequence may be off a bit. Seems that from a part/assy file containing external references that you want rid of, you can "list external references". Then there is an option to "break all", or break individual ones. Once broken, the reference is removed and the associated entity becomes essentially fixed in place. Might be exactly what you are looking to do.
Breaking has a down side. It's like pulling off a tick and leaving the head buried. There will still be information in the reference parts that can't be gotten rid of.
Removing them at the source (sketches and sketch planes usually) is the most robust. There are external references from hell, like cutting planes from one part used to cut another part. Many times in those cases using the List External Reference tool can be used to lock the references which is probably what you want to do anyway in those cases.
Also, with external references you have to be very careful about how you save assemblies. If you don't use copy you can lose the references when renaming.
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