Custom view in draft can't keep my parts activated?

[PatCouture]

I am using SE V15 update 2 and I want to use the custom viewer to make custom view of an assembly in the draft. So I want to align my view with a corresponding face of a part in my assembly, but I can't select the face probably because the part is inactive. Then I go back to my assembly and activate all the parts but When I go in the custom viewer I think he disactivate all the parts probably for performance reason so then I still can't select the face. So there's must be an options for this?

Any help would be appreciated.

Patrick

 

[fredericmenage]

Hi,

It's not possible. Parts are inactivated in that window and cannot be activated (as it is now; there is an ER requesting that option to be added though). The work-around is to use Look at face in the assembly environment and then create a named view. You will be able to use that named view as one of the orientations when in the drawing view wizard.

Fred

 

[PatCouture]

Ok thanks, but then why do the put the look at face command in that window if it doesn't work, is it for single parts only?