CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
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I am trying to dimension the overall length of a round shaft in a detail view, I can select one end of the shaft but I cannot select the other end. It can be selected in the original view where the detail circle was created, but not in the detail view. The shaft has a chamfer on the end but this does not seem to be an issue, I suppressed the chamfer in the model then resolve it but this has no effect. I changed the level of deatil from draft to high and back with no effect. I have come across dificulty in selecting lines as well in other areas, this seems to be a random problem. Anyone have any suggestions?
SW 2005 SP3.1
Dell Inc. Precision WorkStation 670
2048 Megabytes Installed Memory
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 [Display adapter]
Windows 2000 SP5






RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
I have had the same issue in the past, if I remember correctly I got out of the drawing and back in and it fixed the problem.
mncad
RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
SW 2005 SP4
Dell Inc. Precision WorkStation 670
2048 Megabytes Installed Memory
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 [Display adapter]
Windows 2000 SP5
RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP3.1 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-716
RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
SW 2005 SP4
Dell Inc. Precision WorkStation 670
2048 Megabytes Installed Memory
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 [Display adapter]
Windows 2000 SP5
RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
Can you select the edges when NOT dimensioning?
Helpful SW websites every user should be aware of FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
Flores
RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP3.1 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-716
RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
SW 2005 SP4
Dell Inc. Precision WorkStation 670
2048 Megabytes Installed Memory
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 [Display adapter]
Windows 2000 SP5
RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
Helpful SW websites every user should be aware of FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
SW 2005 SP4
Dell Inc. Precision WorkStation 670
2048 Megabytes Installed Memory
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 [Display adapter]
Windows 2000 SP5
RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
Helpful SW websites every user should be aware of FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
STRANGE!!
Ed Hulse
Sr. Designer/DBWorks Admin
RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
I think I may have even started a thread about it once upon a time.....
RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
Yep... I did....
RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
I cannot get it to work properly in SW05-SP0.0 Was there a fix in a later SP?
I know it can be done in SW04 as I showed a colleague how 2 or 3 days ago.
I will try again tomorrow on SW04.
Helpful SW websites every user should be aware of FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
Click somewhere inside the drawing view border, and choose either "Lock View Focus" or "Activate View", whichever one shows up. Now try adding your dimension.
Ken
RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
SW 2005 SP4
Dell Inc. Precision WorkStation 670
2048 Megabytes Installed Memory
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 [Display adapter]
Windows 2000 SP5
RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
Oh yeah, deja-vu. I have already answered this question before.
Flores
RE: CANNOT SELECT EDGE IN DIMENSION MODE ON A DRAWING
What you are seeing is quite normal. Although the Detail View only shows the details wihin its boundary, SW still associates the "not seen" details at the same scale as the Detail View. Does that make sense?
So, unless you are happy with the workarounds offered ... back to your original question. Can you post an image of the views you are detailing? (FAQ559-1100)
Helpful SW websites every user should be aware of FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091