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selecting entities during dimensioning

selecting entities during dimensioning

selecting entities during dimensioning

(OP)
My installation of SW 2006 has become very temperamental in regards to selecting edges during dimensioning.  I have to be exactly spot on the line for it to select it and even then its probably only a 50/50 crap shoot.  Is there a setting that may have changed dealing with sensitivity?

RE: selecting entities during dimensioning

I had a similar issue.  For some reason, it went away.  Maybe a graphics driver thing (I'm running on a Toshiba laptop).

RE: selecting entities during dimensioning

(OP)
Mine just started this week - no manual settings changes happened (that I know of).  Running a fairly new dell laptop myself with an NVIDIA Quadro FX Go1400 card.

RE: selecting entities during dimensioning

Is this a drawing or a model sketch?

Either way check the Selection Filter settings.

cheers

RE: selecting entities during dimensioning

(OP)
it a drawing - the filter is correct too BTW, at least its the same as I always use.  The issue just popped up this week.  

I personally think its some kind of gov't conspiracy but I'm not sure of the motives yet.  I have my tin foil hat handy though is case it starts getting worse.



RE: selecting entities during dimensioning

lol

Do you have the same problem in model sketches?

Which SP are you using?

cheers

RE: selecting entities during dimensioning

(OP)
nope - just in drawings.

SP0.0 SW 2006

RE: selecting entities during dimensioning

Can you upgrade to SP5?

cheers

RE: selecting entities during dimensioning

(OP)
we have 2007 but have not upgraded yet, might be time to kick the admin into gear.

RE: selecting entities during dimensioning

Guys,

I thought it was only me having the problem. In SW2006 I started having problems placing dimensions, like rmetzger said you had a 50/50 chance of getting the dimension where you wanted it to go. This was especially true of diameters dimensioned in a plan view. Now with SW2007 I'm having problems selecting surfaces without using the filter tool. I've always been able to select surfaces without turning it on. Now it is also a 50/50 chance. Now it may be a video card problem since my Matrox is no longer supported.

Dennis

SolidWorks 2007 SP1.0
Windows XP Pro, Pentium4 3.00GHz
1.5 GB RAM, Matrox P650
Logitech Marble Mouse, CadMan

RE: selecting entities during dimensioning

Long ago  got in the habit of first getting the dimension on the drawing and then dragging it to its desired position.  Seems more stable on my computer.

RE: selecting entities during dimensioning

TheTick ... do you mean you use the Insert > Model Items function?

cheers

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