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General Instability Problems, Anyone Else Notice

General Instability Problems, Anyone Else Notice

General Instability Problems, Anyone Else Notice

(OP)
Hello all,
We are running SW2010 sp4.0 with PDM Enterprise and we are all noticing  general instability issues with assemblies.  More specifically things like the following:

Can't mate parts in assemblies (says over defined) even if no mates exist yet.  If you delete the part and insert again, no problem with the mates.

Inserting a new part and you can not move it (like it is fixed but it is not fixed).  The part has the (-) sign in the assy tree but you can not move, drag, or anything.  Delete the part and insert again, no problem.

Mates that are fine one day then not ok the next day even though nothing has changed.  Open the model delete the mate and apply the same mate again and it is now fine.

Is anyone else experiencing this stuff that never seems to be around before?

RE: General Instability Problems, Anyone Else Notice

Try opening the part that won't move.  Sometimes it seems like SWX has the part in lighweight mode.  Also investigate the affect of supressing/unsupressing mates rather than deleting and recreating.

- - -Updraft

RE: General Instability Problems, Anyone Else Notice

Speaking of lightweight Updraft... I'm really bothered when I make all my options set to non-lightweight and SW automatically changes to lightweight on my assemblies.

Bodybagger, I'm noticing I cannot move parts in assemblies' scenario over on my end as well. Also, my parts are changing Image Quality to (low quality) automatically when I modify features of a part.
 

Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
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RE: General Instability Problems, Anyone Else Notice

(OP)
Macduff, I have noticed the image quality change as well on a few parts (not all).  Something wierd is going on with the release.

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