sketch relations suddenly quit sw2006 sp5.1

Discussion in 'SolidWorks' started by bill allemann, May 20, 2007.

  1. prior session everything working normal ...
    open swx and work on existing subassy ....
    Editing Part1 in context of assembly and making a hole related to hole in
    Part2.

    Sketch relations seem to have disappeared, whether created automatically or
    manually, but only when relating to a hole or other circular feature in
    another component. When sketching a circle in Part1 everything appears
    normal, i.e. the plus icon appears when the cursor passes over the circular
    edge feature in Part2, and the new sketched circle is formed at the plus
    icon location, so the new Part1 circle is in the correct position. The
    problem is that the center point is not constrained. I can also convert
    entities from the Part2 feature to the Part1 sketch, and again, the circle
    looks right, but is not constrained. If I select the Part2 circle and the
    circle entity in Part1, there is no way to manually create a relation
    between the two.
    Relating the new sketch entity to line midpoints, vertices, etc still works,
    surprisingly.

    Tried different assemblies, restarted swx, rebooted machine, no change.

    Couldn't find any option settings that seemed relevant or had any effect.

    Copied subassy over to my laptop, and constraints work normal there.
    Comparing the two machines, couldn't find any differences in the screens for
    Tools>Options>System Options>Sketch and Relations/Snaps.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks, Bill
     
    bill allemann, May 20, 2007
    #1
  2. That must have been the culprit. I've never even noticed that icon before.
    I had just found the same control in Tools>Options>External References.
    Thanks, Bill
     
    bill allemann, May 21, 2007
    #2
  3. bill allemann

    j Guest

    And the bad part about that stupid ICON is you can't get rid of it. You
    can customize the menu and remove it but it reappears. Almost like stink
    on %&(*@. It goes away if the winds blowing the right direction but
    always stinks.
     
    j, May 21, 2007
    #3
  4. bill allemann

    j Guest

    If I do a customize and drag that icon off of the Command Manager menu,
    then close and exit Solidworks and then reopen, the menu is right back
    where it was before. I've reported it but haven't heard anything. It's
    been that way for all of V2007 and that includes having to reformat and
    completely reinstall everything as well.
     
    j, May 21, 2007
    #4
  5. bill allemann

    TOP Guest

    J.

    Are you on a domain?

    Do you have administrative privelege on your account? It sounds like
    you might be having problems writing to the registry which could be
    permissions or virus checker related.

    TOP
     
    TOP, May 21, 2007
    #5
  6. bill allemann

    j Guest

    No I'm not on a domain, and yes I do have administrative rights. I can
    modify and change any menu without any problems but that icon will not
    stay away. All the other changes I've made to menus stay except for the
    removal of this one.
     
    j, May 22, 2007
    #6
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