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zoom way out when changing view

zoom way out when changing view

zoom way out when changing view

(OP)
I imported a injection mold mold to an assembly and saved that assembly as a part.  When I change my view to ISO right etc. it zooms way out.  I assume there is a solid body/component/surface floating in space some where.  There are a few hundred solid bodies so scanning the feature manager is not very easy.

Anyone have any good way to find whats causing SW to zoom way out?   

Certified SolidWorks Associate
SW2009 X64 SP 1.0
Dell Precision T5400
Nvidia Quadro FX 5600
Xeon 2.5GHz Quad Core, 4GB RAM
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RE: zoom way out when changing view

It sounds more likely to be an oversize plane or axis.

Unsuppress and Show everything, and turn on all the View options.

RE: zoom way out when changing view

(OP)
Ended up going through the solid bodies in the feature manager suppressinng as many as I can on my screen and zooming till I found the 2 rogue surfaces.

Took a few min. but did the job.

Certified SolidWorks Associate
SW2009 X64 SP 1.0
Dell Precision T5400
Nvidia Quadro FX 5600
Xeon 2.5GHz Quad Core, 4GB RAM
XP Pro X64 SP2.0
 

RE: zoom way out when changing view

In the future, try box selecting right to left in the graphics area around the model without touching the model itself. If there's something floating out there, that should capture it. You'll have to, obviously, do it a few times to be sure you've covered all the open area.  

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
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RE: zoom way out when changing view

(OP)
JM tried that but couldn't see anything selected. That was at the part level though. I should have tried that before I saved as a part.

Certified SolidWorks Associate
SW2009 X64 SP 1.0
Dell Precision T5400
Nvidia Quadro FX 5600
Xeon 2.5GHz Quad Core, 4GB RAM
XP Pro X64 SP2.0
 

RE: zoom way out when changing view

Use the Selection filter when you window select. Sometimes if you window select from Right to left it selects everything no matter what it is.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP pc2
Berry Plastics
Cad Admin\Design Engineer
www.scottjbaugh.com

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RE: zoom way out when changing view

If that's too annoying, or if you find that there really is nothing out there (I've had that happen before), you can simply hit your ISO view, zoom back where you want, and update your ISO (or save a new) view.  So next time the zoom level will be correct, even if there is something floating out in space.

The one time I remember the phantom presence of such a thing seemed to be related to an exploded view I created.  Whatever the reason, the large view seemed to refer to the assembly when exploded, even if collapsed (!).

 

Jeff Mowry
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