CENTERLINES IN DRAWINGS 1

[swmetal]

Hi all,
Cant seem to add centerlines. They will come in if I want to have them auto create on view creation. I cannot pick the hole edges, as in a side view. I can only pick the surface. Filters are off. Using Sw2005 sp5.0. Any ideas? Thanks

 

[smcadman]

I believe there is an option for picking hidden lines on a drawing, but I can't find it right now. Maybe someone else knows about it.

SW07 SP1.0

Flores

 

[handleman]

Check your setting for Tools->Options, System Options tab, Display/Selection section, Selection of hidden edges options. If "Allow selection in wireframe and HLV modes" is not selected then you won't be able to select hole edges in side views.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

handleman ... that's only for the solid model isn't it? You should be able to pick hidden edges in a drawing view regardless of the display view mode.

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[handleman]

Quite the opposite, actually. At least for me (SW06, SP5), that setting doesn't affect solids at all. I can never select a hidden line in the solid without using "Select Other", regardless of those two settings or the current display mode. Those settings only change when I can select hidden edges in the drawing.

 

[handleman]

Clarification: In assemblies (not parts) I can select faces or edges that are hidden behind a transparent component when "Enable selection through transparency" is checked. Is that what you were thinking of?

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

May be, I don't have SW on this computer so will have to check later.

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How to find answers ... faq559-1091​

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[swmetal]

Thanks handleman! Missed the switch>

 

[8Complex]

You can leave the HLV choices off (better performance anyway) and just right-click and select-other to the face of the holes you want to add centerlines to.

You can also just click the drawing view and no particular edges/faces/dimensions, and when you hit the Centerlines button, it will add it to all places it can.