Daft Little Problem That Is Driving Me CRAZY!
Daft Little Problem That Is Driving Me CRAZY!
(OP)
Hi there, I have a problem with my Solidworks setup at work. At university I used to be able to make a sketch, then drag the points and lines to manipulate its shape. For some reason when I click, hold and drag a point, it does nothing, and when I try to drag a line, it detaches itself from the lines it was attached and moves it independantly.
ie. Once a line is drawn, you cannot adjust its length, except when you add dimension constraints. You cant just drag it to increase its length, or change its angle
I've spent the last couple of days searching through the settings, and I still havent managed to sort it. It is really annoying!
There has to be a really simple answer for this but I just cant find it. Can anyone help please?
Thanks in advance,
Jonny
ie. Once a line is drawn, you cannot adjust its length, except when you add dimension constraints. You cant just drag it to increase its length, or change its angle
I've spent the last couple of days searching through the settings, and I still havent managed to sort it. It is really annoying!
There has to be a really simple answer for this but I just cant find it. Can anyone help please?
Thanks in advance,
Jonny






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Jeff Mowry
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This will allow you to drag sketchs even if you have dimensions on the elements.
Have you viewed the specific contraints that have been placed on the sketch?
Heckler
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
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When creating a sketch, from scratch, leaving it totally un-constrained, I cannot manipulate its shape by dragging end pont of line. The only way I can change it shape from my rough sketch is through dimensioning. Not with the mouse.
I tried the setting you said to overide dimensions, but I dont have any dimensions.
Thanks for your help
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Heckler
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
SWx 2007 SP 2.0 & Pro/E 2001
XP Pro SP2.0 P4 3.6 GHz, 1GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400
o
_`\(,_
(_)/ (_)
(In reference to David Beckham) "He can't kick with his left foot, he can't tackle, he can't head the ball and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that, he's all right." -- George Best
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Ive checked the selection filters and they are all off.
I've put a video on this link to clarify what I mean. The quality isnt great though.In the video, I draw a simple rectangle, try to extend the height, the top line detaches itself. Then I remove the vertical constraint from the line on the right, try to adjust its angle, nand nothing, just the cursor with a dot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtzpzcHc9G8
Once again, thanks for helping me around this problem
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It was very difficult to see anything in the YouTube video.
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Thanks
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There is the new link.
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RE: Daft Little Problem That Is Driving Me CRAZY!
Is that what you have?
If so, you may have a hosed installation. I'd call my VAR if I had this problem and these suggestions didn't help.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe transcends reason.
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Do you think it could be something to do with my mouse!?
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Richard
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Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe transcends reason.
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I tried the last suggestion, turning off "detach segment on drag" but it still didnt work. I re-installed solidworks, still no joy.
The problem actually lay in the software installed for the mouse!!
Its a Trust Optical Wireless Mouse, with 5 buttons. The software installed for it allows you to configure the side buttons for going back and forwards in internet explorer, or what ever you want to designate them as.
After uninstalling the mouse software, giving the pc a restart, my problem has gone! Woohoo, at last!
Once again, thanks again to everyone at this great site, which I never even knew about till Sunday night!
Jonny