Hidden Lines
Hidden Lines
(OP)
Let me pose this question to you all...
I am working on a part where I want hidden lines to show up on the main body of the part, and the fasteners to stay hidden.
Now here is the procedure I have done on the dwg...
in the view I want to see hidden lines, I right click>properties>Hidden lines> I select the part. the hidden lines show up... then I have dim'd & annotated the part. Then when I go to print the dwg, I select the "high quality view" and then most (not all) of the (dashed) hidden lines disappear.
I don't understand why this is happening. Any ideas?
Wes C.
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RE: Hidden Lines
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: Hidden Lines
I would agree with you, but It would be very time consuming for me to do this, since I get all the fasteners (about 200) and I only want to see the face (head) of the them when i am normal to the view. They are mixed up (not so simple to select a bunch at once).
Right now, i'm printing this off in Draft quality, but I can see that this will become an ongoing issue, and one that i'll have to deal with when I am asked for a final print.
Wes C.
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When they broke open molecules, they found they were only stuffed with atoms. But when they broke open atoms, they found them stuffed with explosions...
RE: Hidden Lines
Ken
RE: Hidden Lines
You could then create a simplifed config of your assy using those simplified fasteners.
All the fasteners could be placed into a folder in the assy to enable them to be selected 'en masse'.
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: Hidden Lines
It' just seems like a long solution to functionality that should be (is) part of the program.
Wes C.
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When they broke open molecules, they found they were only stuffed with atoms. But when they broke open atoms, they found them stuffed with explosions...
RE: Hidden Lines
Jason
UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
SolidWorks 2005 SP5.0 on WinXP SP2
SolidWorks 2006 SP3.0 on WinXP SP2
RE: Hidden Lines
You might want to try CBL's suggestion of creating a simplified config with the head only as a work-around.
Flores
SW06 SP3.0
RE: Hidden Lines
1. Hidden lines are perfectly acceptable when used for purposes of providing clarity under ASME Y14.100-2000.
2. SWx will allow for exactly what I want to happen when in draft quality... but It turns off ONLY WHEN IN HIGH QUALITY VIEW MODE! - To me, this seems like a bug... Not an issue of standards...
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Anyway, I solved the problem, by sketching in the 4 hidden lines that i needed. Thanks for your help though...
Wes C.
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When they broke open molecules, they found they were only stuffed with atoms. But when they broke open atoms, they found them stuffed with explosions...
RE: Hidden Lines
Flores
SW06 SP3.0
RE: Hidden Lines