Model is there but the image isn't

Hi all,
I'm running SW2004 SP3 and come across some weird problems. I had an
assembly that was created in SW2004 SP0 and then loaded it into SP3. All of
the assemby is there but when I went to open one of the parts for editing,
the part opens in a new window but the part isn't displayed at all. If I
run the mouse over the graphics area, the components of the part, sketches,
extrudes, cuts etc show in outline as the mouse is over them, but as I move
away from the component, the highlighting/outline disappears and hence no
part outline.

I thought I had managed to stuff up something in my model, but I
downloaded some models from Paul Salvador's site and upon first loading
them up, the same thing happened, no image but if I move the mouse over the
graphics area, I get outlines. Normally, in day to day operation, I get
what I expect, images, but occasionally I get nothing, just outlines. Does
anyone have any ideas as to what's going wrong here?

Regards,
David

 

He may have used some software to decrease file size, at the expense
of not having an image when opening.

Try this... open each file and press CTRL-Q to see if the image comes
back. Be sure and save if it does.

Also, I've noticed that the newer NVIDIA drivers have a problem in
that the images don't show up.

Mike Wilson

 

Try to rmb the part in the feature manager and take reload.....that usually
helps

Krister L

 

I have run into this also. It seemed to have to do with Incontext or
something I don't really recall. Any way Ctrl-Q always fixed the problem.

Corey

 

David,

Yeah, as Mike said, it's because the file was compressed using
EcoSqueese and I remove the display list and sometimes the parasolid
data. Although SW2004 sp3, seems to resolve better than past versions,
if you see that problem, you'll have to ctrl-q or resolve.
SW Corp does a few cheat's and someday they will fix their cheat format.

BTW, on a somewhat related issue, if anyone is seeing problems with
models disappearing while editing,.. this is something that is
definitely happening and I can find no way to replicate this.

(Windows 2000 pro sp4, P4 3.0ghz, FX500 (driver 53.03))

...

 

Paul,
When I loaded the model everything was suppressed. I have
unsuppressed aand done the Cntl Q and everything is fine.

Thanks
David


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