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2005 sp5 Solidworks Bug - Split Line

2005 sp5 Solidworks Bug - Split Line

2005 sp5 Solidworks Bug - Split Line

(OP)
We are working on a cast hollow intake runner and are having problems trying to generate a split line to add draft.  When ever we try to generate a split line using the silhouette feature the inside of the part goes transparent.  Get this, only one side of the part due to the split line is effected.

Anyone else run into this?

RE: 2005 sp5 Solidworks Bug - Split Line

Split line using the silhouette feature works for me.

Best Regards,

Heckler
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
SW2005 SP 5.0 & Pro/E 2001
Dell Precision 370
P4 3.6 GHz, 1GB RAM
XP Pro SP2.0
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400
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RE: 2005 sp5 Solidworks Bug - Split Line

(OP)
I used the silhoutee feature as well.  Think of generating a split line in a hollow tube, you will need a split line on the outside and the inside.  When generated one of the inside split faces becomes transparent.

RE: 2005 sp5 Solidworks Bug - Split Line

Sounds like a Graphics card issue to me. What are your specs and the video card driver used.

Regards,

support69 conehead

RE: 2005 sp5 Solidworks Bug - Split Line

(OP)
I've tried on two different machines with the same problem.

My machine has a Quadra FX 1100 on a P4 3.0 with 1GB RAM.  The other machine is a P4 2.8 with 1GB of RAM with a Quadra FX 1000.

I used the latest drivers on the NVidia website approved by solidworks.

RE: 2005 sp5 Solidworks Bug - Split Line

Quote:

I used the latest drivers on the NVidia website approved by solidworks.
The nVidia site lists 8178 as the latest driver.
The SW site lists 7184 as the latest certified  driver.

If you are using 8178, I would uninstall it & use the 7184.

cheers
Helpful SW websites  FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions  FAQ559-1091

RE: 2005 sp5 Solidworks Bug - Split Line

OOps ... that should have been 8167 not 8178

cheers
Helpful SW websites  FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions  FAQ559-1091

RE: 2005 sp5 Solidworks Bug - Split Line

Also follow Sbaugh's FAQ on uninstall and reinstalling drivers in the FAQ section.

support69 conehead

RE: 2005 sp5 Solidworks Bug - Split Line

When faces go transparent like that, it can indicate that there are geometry problems with the model that haven't been picked up by the regular error checking in SW.  It's not likely to be a graphics driver issue.  Here's how to troubleshoot it:

Tools > Options > Performance > Verification on Rebuild.  Turn it ON.  It may dramatically slow down your rebuild times (10-60%), but it may also help find the error.  Hit CtrlQ.  If you're superstitious, hit CtrlQ three times.

If you do not get a cherry in the tree to show where the error is, go to Tools > Check and check the part.  This will probably show you either 1 or 3 general faulta or an invalid face or something to that effect.

Other things you can check would be minimum curvature (using Tools Check) or grid lines (using Face Curves).  What you're looking for with the face curves would be all the grid lines coming down to a point or doing something unnatural like crossing themselves.  With the min radius, you'd be looking for an area with very small radius, say two orders of magnitude less than the rest of the model.

What you're looking for is a portion, usually a corner or an edge where the geometry is afu, fubar or otherwise problematic.

Good luck!

RE: 2005 sp5 Solidworks Bug - Split Line

(OP)
What I found is that for some reason solidworks changed the face appearance to transparent.  I set it back and it looks fine.  Kind of strange casuse I can get it to do it on command.

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