Mate folders disappearing

This is strange. I just had a user tell me that all of a sudden the Mates
folders under each of the parts in an assy were not there any more. I went
to look, and sure enough, not there. They should be directly under the
name, before the annotations folder, but not on his. He had been using
them, changed to a different config, went to check the mates and the folders
were all gone. They were still there in the subparts, but not in the top
level parts.

I also saw this last week, but figured it was just some fluke. Restarting
SW fixed it in both instances. Anyone else seeing this?

WT

 

You know I was seeing something funny going on with this just yesterday but
I thought I was just wrong. I think I did a view mates on a part that I
know had mates but it didn't come up with anything or some of them were
missing. It took me quite a bit longer to figure why the heck everything
was still screwed up.

Corey

 

Hmm.. I wonder if it's related to the same thing that happens to me
occasionally with multiple configuration descriptions...

Every now and then when I change to a different configuration, the
configuration name and any description on the config I just left disappears
but the icon is still there. If I switch back, it reappears and then the
one I just left disappears....Has anyone seen that? Or was/is it addressed
in a later SP than the one I have? (2004 SP2.1)

Scott

 

This is related to a bug that was introduced at somepoint between 2004 SP1 &
SP4. I got an SPR for it back in June; details follow:

SPR 225134 'Mates to top level assembly are not shown in feature manager for
some flexible sub-assemblies.' You will be notified when this is addressed.
It seems there are 2 conditions that cause this to happen.

1. The sub-assembly is flexible

2. The base component in the flexible sub-assembly is located via coincident
mates to the assembly's planes.

If you delete Coincident 3,4, and 5 in the sub-assembly and fix the base
component instead. the problem can be avoided.

 

Maybe related, but no flexible subs in either case here.

WT

 

That is exactly what I had a flexible sub. I guess it must just consider
them top level or something and drop them.

Corey

 

I've seen that. I haven't seen it lately. It could be that it went away when
we upgraded to SW04 SP3, but it may have happened after the switch. Kind of
hard to tell on an intermittent problem.

Jerry Steiger
Tripod Data Systems
"take the garbage out, dear"

 

Not quite the same thing. Upon reading my original post again I can see how
you came to your conclusion. I stated that the mates folder was not there.
What I failed to mention was that the mates were not there either. Sorry.

WT

 

Dang! Another oops on my part.... SW2005 SP0.1.

WT