Views problem, Compass problem? HELP!

The first possibility I know of is that your parts probably physically changed orientation within the product. Updating constraints without having some base part fixed in space would do this.

To fix this type of problem involves a few steps. First, insert a new part into the product. Click No in the dialog box, to orient the new part origin coincident with the product origin. Next, fix the new part in space. The new part has xyz-planes, and maybe an axis system (if set), that you can constrain your parts to.

The last step is to re-constrain your "base" part to the new part to reset the correct orientation. If your constraints are well made, the rest of the parts should follow along. If not, the worst case is to rebuild all or most constraints in the product.

Not a quick fix I know, but sometimes that's just what you have to do.

Cheers,

Mark

Hey Mark, thanks a lot!

It worked perfectly and it is a very clever solution, I wasn't aware of the fact that sometimes pieces may change orientation of the assembly when doing updates, now I know and I'm glad I had my assembly perfectly constrained to one initial part that I just reoriented with your method and worked out perfectly. Once again, thanks a lot for helping.

Best,

Paul.