Auto Orientation Change Not Working

Greetings,
I was wondering if anyone can point out where the user preference or
user registry is stored for SW2007? For some reason, after clicking the
view orientation on the lower left corner of the work space, the automatic
orientation view change stops working. Basically, whenever you want to add
a new feature, you click on the surface you want to create a sketch, the
view should change to a normal view to that surface. Then, when you exit
out from sketch mode, it should return to the pervious view. For some
reason, this stops working. Since help file didn't help, after uninstalling
and reinstalling, the problem remains. Any suggestions?
OK, the only automatic orientation change still works is when you start
a new file, you first create a extrusion on the datum plane, that automatic
view changes still works. Please help.


NT.

 

Please 'splain which software other than SW you found this in/ Its not a
SW function. SW only does it for the first sketch, as you mention. Never
returns to the previous view.

You're imagining things. Watch out, someone may accuse you of being drunk.



Daisy.

 

SolidWorks does a lot of things that I've forgoten about, just cause I've
settled into my own habits, and some things I just don't use/see anymore -
but yeah, I don't remember this one.
Played around with Inventor a while back, and I seem to remember it doing
this (or maybe it was the 3D modeler that came with Surfcam for a year or
2?). It was one of them, anywho.

 

Greetings again,
Really? SW2007 SP2.2 doesn't do that? I've use ProE, UGS, NX4, NX5,
SolidEdge, and they all do that. In fact, I don't recall one that doesn't.
I've used pervious version of SW before (about 4~5 years ago), and I don't
remember that it didn't change view. May be I've always assumed they all
do.


NT

 

If I may jump in: I personally prefer it this way. When SW does change the
view orientation, I rarely like it. When I do want to change the view
normal to the sketch, the normal view tool will do it. Click on normal view
in one of the palces it appears by default, or hit ctrl-8 after opening the
sketch and before you select anything else.

An enhancement request to add this as an option for those who would like it
might be a good idea.

 

I'm with NT. I go back and forth between ProE and SW, so I always end
up tweaking my settings and customizing macros to make them work
similarly. That way I'm not losing productivity trying to remember
which hotkey goes with which program. That's also why I replaced the
original Extruded/Revolved Boss/Cut buttons with macros that
automatically make the view normal to the sketch.