Suddenly Sketches not viewable 1

[gunnykiln]

I have an assembly file that suddenly I cannot see sketches set to be visible, I could see them yesterday. I have several parts that have sketches which are supposed to be visible yet they don't show up in the assembly. I can select the sketches and they suddenly highlight and become visible, but when I deselect them they disappear. I can edit a sketch but when I exit the sketch it disappears. I can create a new assembly, import the parts and the sketches are visible (which would seem to suggest its not a system setting). I haven't changed any document settings since before all this started. I have put a lot of work into this assembly so hopefully its something simple and not a corrupt assembly. Any ideas?

 

[MadMango]

Are the parts fully resolved? Is your assembly in Large Assembly mode?

I'm drawing a blank...

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[jmongan]

Choose from the pulldown View/Sketches. It should have a check mark beside it. If it already has a check mark beside it and is greyed out the View/Hide all Types option is turned on. Choose View/Hide All Types to deselect that option.

Your sketchs should them be able to be shown.

 

[rich942]

Don't know if this is related, but I have had sketches go blank in part files while editing, all geometry disappears, but the dimensions remain visible. Closing and reopening the sketch returns everything to normal. This was in SW2004, with an NVIDIA Quadro FX500. Just switched to SW2005, haven't seen this happen (yet ?).

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Check that your video card driver is SW certified.

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[tstanley]

I have had the exact same problem with a large assembly and have suspected the video card. My video card was an approved one but is old now, a 3d Labs Oxygen. When I opened the ass'y on my co-workers computer, the sketches showed up.

Tom S.

 

[gunnykiln]

Thanks, it was in Large Assy mode.

 

[Theophilus]

I'd guess that's it. My old machine has the same card and would really struggle with SW 2005. The nVidia FX-500 is great if you want to minimize cost, but I'd recommend jumping up a level or two (in the FX series) if you're doing much with larger assemblies.


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[ongybill]

I've had this happen with a large assy.

Only difference is I'd selected Hide All Types, but then couldn't unselect it.

Once I resolved all sub-assys (lightweight due to large assy mode) I could select it again. Took some real head scratching to figure that out though.

 

[SBaugh]

Ognybill,

All you need to do to fix that is select "large assembly mode" under Tools and "Hide all types" is no longer grayed out.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies

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