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Lines disappearing on my drawing view

Lines disappearing on my drawing view

Lines disappearing on my drawing view

(OP)
Im working on a drawing file.  In the isometric view of my model, there is a cluster of lines that disappear for no reason.  I've tried making a new view, a new file but they keep disappearing.

I tried refresh, forced rebuild, restart sw and restart computer and im still getting the same problem.  This is the first time this has ever happened to me.

Oh yeah, i printed it and they come out disappeared also.  I tried selecting them and clicking 'show edge' but nothing, the option is not even there.

I'm stumped... any ideas, advice would be appreciated.

RE: Lines disappearing on my drawing view

I've had something similar happen to me a few times, but for me it's the entire view.  What works for me in that case (which may be different!) is to actually make some small change to the assembly model geometry, which really forces all that drawing geometry to be regenerated.  After I switch back to the drawing and rebuild, the geometry reappears.  I can then go back to the model and change back what I had changed.

RE: Lines disappearing on my drawing view

Is you video card SWx certified
what release of SWx & service pack are you running

Heckler
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
SWx 2007 SP 3.0 & Pro/E 2001
XP Pro SP2.0 P4 3.6 GHz, 1GB RAM
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RE: Lines disappearing on my drawing view

You are probably showing Temp Axis. Simply turn them off.

Chris
SolidWorks 07 3.0/PDMWorks 07
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 03-26-07)

RE: Lines disappearing on my drawing view

Do the lines appear correctly when displayed in the shaded modes?

Are the lines tangent edges or "hard" feature edges?

cheers
SW07-SP3

RE: Lines disappearing on my drawing view

(OP)
sw2007 SP2.0

video card is sw certified.

RE: Lines disappearing on my drawing view

(OP)
They are tangent edges and the temp axes are turned off.

RE: Lines disappearing on my drawing view

RMB on the view, select tangent edges.  Is it set to "Tangent edges visible"?

Cole M
CSWP, CSWST, CSWI, CPDM
SW06
SW07
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RE: Lines disappearing on my drawing view

oops, sorry.
I read in a hurry. I thought you wrote line "appearing".

Chris
SolidWorks 07 3.0/PDMWorks 07
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 03-26-07)

RE: Lines disappearing on my drawing view

Could it possibly be an interference type fit?

RE: Lines disappearing on my drawing view

It sounds to me like Anne's got this one.  If you have one body crashing through another, the lines leading to the crash (tangent edges, normally) will often disappear.  Eliminate the interfering mass, and you'll probably see your lines reappear.

Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all.  And awe transcends reason.

RE: Lines disappearing on my drawing view

(OP)
tangent edges are visible, this is a single part, not an assembly so there isnt really any interferences.

here is a screenshot of one of the problem areas.
http://i14.tinypic.com/43mtrp2.jpg

RE: Lines disappearing on my drawing view

(OP)
i tried making a new view and a new drawing but it's still doing it.

RE: Lines disappearing on my drawing view

So, no multiple bodies in the part I suppose?  Hmmm. ..

What happens if you place the view again with a slightly different angle (not necessarily a pure isometric)?  Does that solve it?

I have had parts that do this in the past, and a new angle solves the problem (generally).  But I rarely encounter this (although I rarely create drawings anymore, either).

Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all.  And awe transcends reason.

RE: Lines disappearing on my drawing view

(OP)
ok let me try that. because this is in fact an iso view, maybe if i spin it a lil itll stop doing it.

RE: Lines disappearing on my drawing view

(OP)
mhh.  i switched from hidden lines view to wireframe and back to hidden lines and it went back to normal....  i saved, moved around, went to other pages, came back and its okay.

im stumped.  the only thing is that the print quality of that view is kinda rough even though the display style is set to high quality.

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