Tiny errant line segments 1

[maxh3]

I frequently have features fail because my sketch has a stray tiny line segment hanging around at some intersection. I then have to zoom in, find it, and delete it. I guess something about the way I draw lines is occasionally causing me to accidentally draw a tiny, extra line when endind line segments. Do you have this problem? I like to do a full click to place each end of the line, but I may start trying to begin lines with a down click and end them with a release, even though it doesn't feel very natural. Pics attached in case you don't know what I'm talking about.

 

[maxh3]

Here are both pics I tried to attach to the first post:

http://files.engineering.com/getfil...-61da-4148-b0c3-49c724d9d9ba&file=sketch1.png

http://files.engineering.com/getfil...-a3a1-400d-8f09-51addb1308cb&file=sketch2.png

 

[KevinDeSmet]

Can't really give you any advice but I can say I know other people who have the same issue, for some people it does seem to be a bit unnatural the say SolidWorks sketch clicking works. I know they've changed it around from time to time with the concept of "click-click" or "click-drag".

Perhaps this can be useful:

http://help.solidworks.com/2011/Eng...egacyHelp/Sldworks/SW_Sketch/Sketch_Modes.htm

Certified SolidWorks Professional

 

[maxh3]

Thanks for the link showing proper terms, I guess I'm a click-click guy. It would be nice if they had a threshold setting for the length of drag that will kick solidworks into click-drag mode. I could probably move that higher and eliminate 99% of my frustrations.

 

[AnnaWood]

Slowing down a bit usually helps.

Cheers,

Anna

Anna Wood
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[KevinDeSmet]

SolidWorks 2012 will have in the manual: "must sip martinis and take long breaks to operate software" "hey boss, look what i found!"

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[macduff]

OMG.........lol....I thought I was the only person this happens too. God, this is such a pain in the you know what!!!!Thanks for sharing maxh3! There is a benefit...when an extrusion fails, I know what the problem is.

Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 Windows 7 Pro (64-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 6.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro 4000 2 GB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer

 

[SnowCrash]

You can collect these pieces by dragging a selection box from left to right. It will pick only the segments completely enclosed in the window.

--
Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
SW 2011 SP 4.0
HP Pavillion Elite HPE
W7 Pro, Nvidia Quaddro FX580

 

[gwubs]

I have this issue with my laptop install of SW, and like Anna says, "slow down a bit" helps a lot. When you terminate your line with the second click, just pause bit and then go on.

 

[EvanDH]

This used to happen to me a lot, especially on relatively complex sketches with relatively many segments.

What really helped me out is, instead of drawing the WHOLE sketch and then doing the feature.....

I work on small pieces at a time. Then temporarily "close up" the sketch with a line segment, check whether the feature still works.

Yes, it interrupts workflow slightly. But it's a very quick check. If I work on a sketch for say 1/2hr, add 70 lines and then can't figure out why it won't rebuild, very frustrating. Just a couple quick checks during that time has helped me improve overall productivity and reduce frustration. And again only on sketches that are unusually "cluttered"

 

[rstupplebeen]

There is a tool to help find these small lines.
Tools>Sketch Tools>Check Sketch for Feature
I hope this helps.

Rob Stupplebeen

https://sites.google.com/site/robertkstupplebeen/

 

[maxh3]

That's some really handy functionality, thanks, Rob!