Hidden bodies selectable? 1

[Eltron]

I'm having a weird one on my laptop (Dell XPS 17, Win 7, 64 bit, SW11). I'm working on a multibdy part with several solid bodies and several surface bodies. In order to isolate a specific body, I hide the others to avoid clutter. The issue I'm having is that even when bodies are hidden I can't select through them. I can't see the actual geometry, but somehow hidden faces are getting selected when they overlap with the actual face/features I need to work on. I'm guessing it's a desktop heap issue since it doesn't happen 100% of the time.

Any idears?

Dan

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[CorBlimeyLimey]

Have you already adjusted the Heap settings in the registry?

What happens if you temporarily delete the bodies instead of just hiding them?

 

[Eltron]

I haven't adjusted the heap settings yet. I could try the temporary delete option for troubleshooting, but it's obviously not a long-term solution. I'll try to give it a shot, though.

Dan

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[Simon205]

I think I've had the same thing before; I've always had to rotate the model around so that ONLY the part I want to select is under the cursor.

Does 'show hidden components' help you at all?

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

It could also be a graphics card/driver issue.

Try deselecting both Selection of hidden edges options in b]Tools > Options > System Options > Display/Selection

BTW, are you using the isolate command or the regular Hide command ... not that it should make a difference.

 

[hydrac]

I like to use "select other" for situations like that, you can keep everything shown and then right click to clear away the surfaces on an as-need basis

 

[Eltron]

Select Other is not useful in this situation. I'm really drilling down into a multibody part, so I need clear line of sight.

Deleting the bodies acts as suspected. Looking like a graphics card issue.

Dan

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