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    niko.machos
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    Registered: ‎10-06-2011

    Sketch panel do not open when creating new part.

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    04-18-2012 01:55 AM

    I have a problem when I`m creating a new part in assembly.

     

    I have done this thousends of time and last two days I have had this problem. I`m in assembly and I push a create button. Then I give it a name and OK. Then I push a plane where I want to make the part. New sketch comes but no sketch panel. I have to push right button from mouse and click finish sketch. Then when I go edit skecth the sketch panel comes like it suppose it to be.

     

    Do I make something wrong or is it the Inventor problem?

     

    I`m using Inventor 2011 

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    niko.machos
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    Re: Sketch panel do not open when creating new part.

    04-18-2012 06:02 AM in reply to: niko.machos

    Anyone?

     

    I have noticed another failure too.  When I constrain parts in assembly and give two constrain to part. In this situation part suppose to be free at one axis but it doesnt move anywhere????

     

    Where I should contact in this kinds of problems?? 

     

    This is what it show. I`m in sketch mode and no sketch panel:smileysad: 

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    Curtis_Waguespack
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    Re: Sketch panel do not open when creating new part.

    04-18-2012 10:46 AM in reply to: niko.machos

    Hi niko.machos, 

     

    If you go to the Tools tab > Application Options button > Part tab and look at the Sketch On New Part Operation, I'm guessing you'll find it set to No New Sketch.

     

    Autodesk Inventor No Sketch for New Part.png

     

    I hope this helps.
    Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
    Curtis
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    niko.machos
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    Re: Sketch panel do not open when creating new part.

    04-18-2012 01:26 PM in reply to: niko.machos

    I looked the options and the problem isnt there.

     

    Sketch is created in the part but sketch panel doesnt show...thats the problem. 

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    Re: Sketch panel do not open when creating new part.

    04-18-2012 01:31 PM in reply to: niko.machos

    Hi niko.machos,

     

    What if you right-click on any panel and then choose Panels > Sketch as shown? You might need to check this from an assembly and a part file.

     

    I hope this helps.
    Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
    Curtis
    http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com


     

     

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    Re: Sketch panel do not open when creating new part.

    04-18-2012 01:35 PM in reply to: niko.machos

    What sheet metal template are you using?

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    Re: Sketch panel do not open when creating new part.

    04-18-2012 01:36 PM in reply to: niko.machos

    I noticed something in your screenshot, I do not see an entry listed in the browser for your new part, reference attached screenshot showing "test2" shown in the browser when I do this.

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    Re: Sketch panel do not open when creating new part.

    04-18-2012 01:53 PM in reply to: ampster

    ampster wrote:

    I noticed something in your screenshot, I do not see an entry listed in the browser for your new part, reference attached screenshot showing "test2" shown in the browser when I do this.


    I am seeing the same behavior as the OP and as you point out except that the sketch tab does appear.

    The behavior does not match a regular part where everything else but the part node is grayed out.

    This behavior looks like a bug to me - but doesn't repoduce the sketch ribbon problem.

     

    Active Part.png\

     

    In this image the Part5 is active part and therefore the node should be white.
    Oh wait a minute the Sketch node in the browser is white (active) but not expanded.

    This still doesn't match the standard part behavior where the node is automatically expanded and shows the sketch is active.

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    Re: Sketch panel do not open when creating new part.

    04-19-2012 06:00 AM in reply to: JDMather

    In my previous screenshot Inventor is set to "No new sketch" for a new part.  This morning I set it up so it starts a new sketch immediately, and now I see the same results as both of you, except I do see the sketch tools on the ribbon.

     

    2nd-test.png

     

    Seems like "Part1" should be white, but doesn't turn white until I exit the sketch...note yesterdays screenshot and the first screenshot in this msg were with the sheet metal template.  I just tried this process with the standard part template and the sketch is highlighted in white as it should like you mention JD;

     

    3rd-test.png

     

    This is on Inventor 2011 with SP2

     

    Maybe the OP needs to update the SP's if they haven't already (no mention of SP level) or do a repair/reinstall to fix the missing sketch tools on the ribbon.

     

    I concur there appears to be a bug with how the info is shown in the browser when using the sheet metal template in this manner.

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    Re: Sketch panel do not open when creating new part.

    04-19-2012 09:51 PM in reply to: niko.machos

    I have SP2. I quess that this problem started when Windows have installed latest update. That have been at saturday and problem started at monday when I first started Inventor.

     

    I have this kind of problem when creating part too. New sketch doesnt come at all when I create part to assemply and I have in settings that sketch should be created. This is frustrating .

     

     can you  guys say do Autodesk react these problems in this forum?? 

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