New Layers Issue

[BrittToolEngineer]

Greetings,

I just imported a parasolid into a file, a file that already has a company's title block set up, and I've not ever used this file. One of the first things that I do in designing, is start managing layers. I'm designing a fixture to machine this part. I put the parasolid model on its own layer and I designed a base plate and put that on its layer. When I go to turn the layer off, the part is no longer selectable, but it still appears. Normally, when I put things on their own layer and turn on or off, the actual geometry turns on and off as well. Is this a setting that I need to find?

Thanks in advance for your help,

Brent

 

[Gurusamuel]

Brent,

Go to "Format" click the "Layer Visible in View" and Click the "Reset to Global" Now you could be able to see all the parts.

Regards
GurusamuelT

 

[BrittToolEngineer]

GurusamuelT, that was exactly it. Thank you very much.

 

[Gurusamuel]

Welcome

 

[BrittToolEngineer]

Ok, the issue just popped back up. I am continuing to add details to the design, and once again, I cannot turn layers on and off and the geometry on those layers disappear when turned off. I went to Layer Visible In View and clicked the Reset To Global, and I'm back to the same issue.

Once I do click the Reset To Global and click Ok, then the Layer Visible In View appears. All layers have the word Visible next to it. Should this be the case?

 

[BrittToolEngineer]

Just got help figuring this out. The file had a custom ActiveX view created, and that was the view that was active. So I was instructed to go to View, Layout, Replace View, then if you click a different view, in my case, I clicked Top View, then OK. This resets back to normal.

Thanks,

 

[ewh]

When you reset to global, DON'T click OK but click CANCEL.
Clicking OK just resets the layer visibility to whatever the current settings are and saves those settings (often a vicious circle) but clicking cancel keeps the reset but doesn't save the current settings.

"Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively."
-Dalai Lama XIV

 

[BrittToolEngineer]

Ah! Gotcha. Thank you ewh