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Objects disappearing from drawing!

Objects disappearing from drawing!

Objects disappearing from drawing!

(OP)
I'm making a drawing from an assembly that has a few arrays of rivets and screws in it.  Some of them show up fine, but some of the rivets don't completely appear, i.e. missing the rivet head.  I've made assemblies with more toolbox parts in them before, and the rivets show up fine in the assembly and the sub-assembly they're in.  Any suggestions?

RE: Objects disappearing from drawing!


Silash...please state what SW version and SP you are using. Have you tried changing the view from a shaded to wireframe just to see what happens? Can you right click on the part in the assy? Do they appear in the tree display?

Edson Gebo
Mechanical Designer/Drafter
SW2007 SP2.0
Cadra 2006 (yup 2D still exists)
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Sometimes Success Begins at Failure
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RE: Objects disappearing from drawing!

(OP)
Sorry, I guess I wasn't all that specific.  I'm running SW 2007 2.0.  The only time the rivet part doesn't show is when it's in hidden lines removed.  It's even visible in hidden lines visible, and not as a hidden line (and it's not a hidden line).  I even recreated the drawing with some modifications I needed to make, and it's got the same problem.

RE: Objects disappearing from drawing!

what are you computer specs including Video card and driver version being used. Look in the FAQ to figure out all that info if you don't know.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376

RE: Objects disappearing from drawing!

Verify that there is no interference between the rivet and the hole.  Often if there is interference, edges will disappear in the drawing.

-Shaggy

RE: Objects disappearing from drawing!

(OP)
Looks like it was an interference problem.  Smartmates got messed up along the way somewhere.  Thanks Shaggy!

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