Lines not appearing in some drawings

[jackp83]

Hi there,

I've got a problem using SW 2006 SP4.1. I have one relatively large assembly that I am trying to make a drawing of. I can view the assembly in the 'lines only' styles. And the 'rendered without outlines' style. But I wish to show the assembly in the 'rendered with outlines' style. The trouble is, the lines do not appear, it remains the same as the 'rendered without outlines' style.

This does not happen if i try to draw the individual parts outside of the assembly. Is there any setting or something simple I have overlooked?

Any ideas would be much appreciated.

Many thanks

Jack

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

This is probably a setting in the Large Assembly[/]b mode.
Go to Tools > Options > System Options > Assemblies and deselect Do not display edges in shaded mode.

 

[jackp83]

I've tried changing that setting and that doesn't seem to do the trick. I still cant see the edges on the assembly when I try to make a drawing of the assembly.

This has really got me stumped.

 

[ctopher]

I usually see this happen with curves on dwgs. Try checking the curves and fix if necessary. Also could be your video card.

Chris
SolidWorks 06 5.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
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[EEnd]

The display of edges in a shaded mode view on a drawing can be affected by display states within the models. The display state of the part can specify edge display, and the display state of an assembly can specify edge display of its components. I have not figured out the exact precedence, and have seen some unusual interplay between the display state settings of an assembly and of a view.

You may be able to get the desired result by working with the default display state of the components as specified within the assembly. If you are still having trouble, you may want to create a display state in the assembly specifically for the drawing view. That should give you a little more control and insulate you from changes in the default display state which commonly occur while working with an assembly.

Eric