Larry,
That did it. I can't understand why what I did would not work. Just
another way of handling the problem I guess.
Thanks,
Kirk
"Larry Caldwell" wrote in message
news:C2E934A38C964BF3DD00D5217D442EA6@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Think you can constrain the face to the Assembly workplanes, ground it and
> remove the constraints.
> ~Larry
>
> "Kirk A." wrote in message
> news:EABC6B450778A369B23E9DFCB1FDA459@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > When I placed the cutom view, I picked the "look at" button and picked
the
> > face that I am trying to dim. It is not adaptive.
> >
> > Is there a better way to get the face aligned?
> >
> > Kirk
> >
> >
> > "Leo Laimer" wrote in message
> > news:FACC56D2A3DA4A86A3399D01F6314F9B@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > We see the same problems, and have found so far that if the assy is
> > slightly
> > > disaligned in space, IV6 would not dim it. We had to dismantle the
assy
> > and
> > > build it up again, perfectly aligned to the basic planes, and the it
> > worked.
> > > This is a very annoying bug, because when the assy in question comes
> from
> > a
> > > main assy being adaptive there, it sure will be misaligned.
> > > I find this to be a SERIOUS BUG, a real show stopper. Hopefully it
will
> > get
> > > fixed soon.
> > >
> > > Another mysterious thing is randomly disappearing dims...never found
any
> > > consistency in this, nor any solution.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > --
> > > Leo Laimer
> > > Maschinen- und Fertigungstechnik
> > > A-4820 Bad Ischl - Austria
> > >
> > >
> > > "Kirk A." schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> > > news:F54C10846963CF12BF0BE7B9CC9AD7E9@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > I posted this problem a few days ago, but didn't get an answer.
Maybe
> > now
> > > > since a few more people have had time to work with v6, someone will
be
> > > able
> > > > to help.
> > > >
> > > > 1. I just tried to add a general dimension to my weldment. I can
> > choose
> > > a
> > > > line, but the dimension is not displayed. How do I get the
dimension
> to
> > > > show up? The file I am trying to dimension is an assembly converted
> to
> > a
> > > > weldment. Before I converted the assembly to a weldment, I saved
the
> > > > assembly. I also tried to dimension this assembly, but got the same
> > > > results.
> > > >
> > > > I can dim other ipt files just fine.
> > > >
> > > > All files tested above are migrated from 5.3sp2
> > > >
> > > > Any Hints?
> > > >
> > > > Kirk
> > > > --
> > > > Inventor 6
> > > > Win XP Pro
> > > > P4, 2 Ghz, 512M
> > > > Gloria II-64
> > > > nVidia v6.13.10.4072
> > > > 1280x1024, 32 Bit
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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