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How To Restore Hidden Dimension ?

How To Restore Hidden Dimension ?

How To Restore Hidden Dimension ?

(OP)
Hello

Im going to create some weldments structure but found small problem here. 2nd equations stands as: "D5@base" = "TXD1@Scheme2" / 2 and 3rd stands as:"D12@base" = "TXD2@Scheme2" / 2
Both of them uses TXD1 and TXD2 DimX dimensions as "driver" so D5 and D12 are driven dimensions. But even if I set "show reference dimensions" in annotations folder can not see them. When I switch to config2 in configurations then in FeatureManager tree folder Equations become red and warn that there's no TXD1 and TXD2.
How make these dimensions visible again ? (they was displayed with pink font when was applied by at start)  

RE: How To Restore Hidden Dimension ?

Was scheme2 a sketch? It seems to be missing, not just the TX dimensions.

RE: How To Restore Hidden Dimension ?

(OP)
Was scheme2 a sketch? It seems to be missing, not just the TX dimensions.


No, scheme2 was not a sketch. It is name added by SW to dimension after @.  Look at attached example: here's mouse pointed over TXD1 dimension ...and as you see SW add @Scheme2 automatically. But look: in default configuration all seems work properly (cant only see these pink dimension) but in Config2 it warn me about missing dimension TXD1 and TXD2.
Normally when any dimension is visible its possible to double-click on them and set visibility in particular configurations. Here it's imposible because I dont know how recall displaing these two dimensions. I'm sure they exist. The proof is that they are present in default config and are both calculated in 2nd and 3rd equations.

RE: How To Restore Hidden Dimension ?

Ditto to CBM.  If you switch to the config2 configuration those eqns go red because it can't find the referenced dims.  I'm not sure why they're not red in he Default config.

RE: How To Restore Hidden Dimension ?

too late

RE: How To Restore Hidden Dimension ?

(OP)
To help these guys with older versions of SW I made spacially for you youtube video to show this issue.
As you see in default configuration equations works properly but how unhide TXD1 and TXD2 ??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEhKFO_dDOg

RE: How To Restore Hidden Dimension ?

Sounds like they were DimXpert dimensions rather than reference dimensions.

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

RE: How To Restore Hidden Dimension ?

(OP)
yes they are DimX dimension and they exist in equations to drive sketch - D5 and D12. How unhide them ?

RE: How To Restore Hidden Dimension ?

(OP)
CorBlimeyLimey
these hidden TXD dimensions exist somewhere in and are steering D5 and D12. Mayby someone other can unhide these dimensions. It's not solution to make this part again - imagine that you got it from customer and it's much more complex = you cant build again, you must REPAIR. how ?

RE: How To Restore Hidden Dimension ?

Did you not look at the image I posted?

They are not hidden. SW is showing and telling you that the dimensions have been destroyed even in the Default config. If you look at the Config2 DimXpert section, they don't even show.

You need to delete the DimXpert dimensions (per the image), and recreate them.

RE: How To Restore Hidden Dimension ?

(OP)
Yes I have lookad at your image previously - and then in my file again.
I agree that they dont even exist in Config2 but in default config SW use them (TXD1 and TXD2) to drive D5 and D12 dimension in sketch. How SW do this if they are destroyed ?

RE: How To Restore Hidden Dimension ?

I can only guess that SW is somehow retaining and using the values applied to TXD1 and TXD2 before they were messed up.

Submit the file to your VAR for their evaluation. They or SW may be able to repair the file.

RE: How To Restore Hidden Dimension ?

Unfortunately, I don't use SW currently and probably shouldn't even bother sticking my nose into this one, but...

If you change the model so that the value of "TXD1" and "TXD2" should change, does SW re-calc "D12" and "D5"? Or is the value just being remembered as CBL states (and therefore unable to re-calc)?

-- MechEng2005

RE: How To Restore Hidden Dimension ?

(OP)
If you change the model so that the value of "TXD1" and "TXD2" should change, does SW re-calc "D12" and "D5"?


yes, SW re-cals "D12" and "D5"
SW "reads" "TXD1" and "TXD2" and use them.
"D12" and "D5" are half sizo of "TXD1" and "TXD2"
 

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