Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
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This question was somewhat addressed years ago in thread 559-27831, but I don't think anyone knew the answer. I am now trying to make an assembly sketch dimension reappear. Anyone know the answer? Is there an option to "show" these dimensions after they've been hidden?

John Graham, CSWP
Mechanical Design Engineer

John Graham, CSWP
Mechanical Design Engineer






RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
After the dimension has been hidden, it won't show up again. I have "display annotations", "show feature dimensions", and "show reference dimensions" all checked.
John Graham, CSWP
Mechanical Design Engineer
RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
Try right-click on sketch in FM and show?
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
If a sketch is shown (not editing, only shown), and you can see dimensions b/c the annotations are turned on, then RMB on a dimension. Near the bottom there is an option to hide.
John Graham, CSWP
Mechanical Design Engineer
RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
I should add, the problem occurs whether it's a driven or driving dimension.
John Graham, CSWP
Mechanical Design Engineer
RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
Anyway you can send us the part/assy?
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
I do not have a Hide option for a dimension in an assy sketch ... or any models sketch for that matter.
Only place I can hide a dimension is in a drawing view.
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
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RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
I think I figured it out. Part/Assemblies behave the same way with respect to this issue.
If you have a sketch with no child feature attached to it, and you hide a dimension (RMB on a dimension when it's visible, when not in the sketch editor), you cannot get the dimension to show again, outside of editing the sketch and viewing it.
If a sketch has a child feature, and a dimension has been hidden, double click on the feature in the FM, RMB on the dimension, and click show.
So, it looks like dimensions cannot be shown again if the parent sketch isn't used in a feature. If the sketch is used in a feature, they can be hidden and shown back and forth.
strange...
John Graham, CSWP
Mechanical Design Engineer
RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
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RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
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RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
Keep in mind that I'm not in the sketch. I just have annotations shown.
RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
To toggle the display of selected feature dimensions:
To hide an individual dimension, right-click it, and select Hide.
To hide all the dimensions of a selected feature, right-click the feature in the FeatureManager design tree, or right-click one of its faces, and select Hide All Dimensions.
To re-display the dimensions, right-click the feature or one of its faces, and select Show All Dimensions.
RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
The problem occurs in both parts and assemblies. I took a screen shot of a part for CBL for the sake of simplicity.
dutch7777,
The help file information is useless if the sketch has no feature attached to it. In my original case, I had a sketch that I was using to obtain tolerance stackup information, and I did not need a feature attached to it. After I hid the dimension, I could not get it back. Let me know if you find another method, but I think it's just an oversight in the program.
John Graham, CSWP
Mechanical Design Engineer
RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
shows, RMB on it and hit "show". Oversight? Maybe, but
we are messing with show "feature" dims...lol.
RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
When a sketch is not part of a feature, double clicking on the sketch won't show any dimensions that are hidden. It shows everything else.
John Graham, CSWP
Mechanical Design Engineer
RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
and it doesn't work. Behaves as you just stated...dunno at
this point...looks like a reverse future enhancement. Use
ref dims and control their visibility if needed...
RE: Hide/Show Dimension in Assembly Sketch
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091