Special part doesnt show in GA dwg

[muleman1]

We have created these rail tabs for mounting ornate rails, but cannot get them to show in GA dwgs. They show in numbering...how we get to show in GA dwg?

[AleckGiles · Accepted solution]

Hi,

The most likely reason for this is that your special part is actually a block inside the special part. Check your original DWG that you selected as the special part. That should contain NOTHING except 3DSolids. If that is a block containing 3D Solids then there is your answer.

To cure it...

1. Explode the block and save the file.
2. Then in your model use the normal AutoCAD Insert command to insert the block again.
3. Ensure you BROWSE to the block on disk and do not select it form the drop down list.
4. When you click insert you will be prompted to Redefine an existing block which you must do.
5. Then either cancel the insert command or delete the new block just inserted. The definition within all the special parts will be updated.

Now you can update your GA and the parts should appear.

I hope that helps.

Regards,

Aleck Giles

Application Engineer

Graitec UK

[markhubrich]

This is a stale post but I am having issues that match this topic.  I have found that the camera has to be xy-view automatic and no z-view can be set front or rear. 

Does this make sense or am I missing a setting somewhere?

Here's my live topic...

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/advance-steel-forum/special-part-issues-on-gasheets/m-p/6761685/highli...

[eberg770]

Aleck,

Thank you for the comment on how the special part will not show up on an assembly drawing if the original dwg is a block. I was getting very frustrated that it was not showing up and exploding the block with the dwg worked perfectly.

Thanks again.

[Sebastian_Eiche]

it's important, that the specialparts are only solids no meshes or something...pure solids and as already wrote: no block in block