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Once projected, forever selected?

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Anonymous
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Once projected, forever selected?

In an assembly I have a component and wish to make another one based on this component.
I start out by doing a create component then I create a sketch by selecting a face. Then I select project geometry. So this I begin to do but in the process of selecting geometry to project on to the sketch I inadvertantly select something I shouldn't have. Now I can't erase it or un-select it!
Is there a way to do this or do I have to delete the sketch and start over again?

Thanks Don O
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Message 2 of 8
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

I have no trouble deleting projected geometry or
projected cut edges. Projected geometry from another component will be pink,
from another feature on same component black but if you move or delete
referencing geometry the black will turn pink.

Have you Autoproject edges or Automatic ref edges turned on? This of course
will give black but turn pink if you move or delete what it referenced. I
normally don't use these as you end up with a map of London and lines on top of
lines. If you are just projecting to a new sketch and there pink, some times
when you delete some lines the end point will stay and they can sometimes be
deleted by dragging a window round point RMB delete. If you still cant delete
pink lines etc then I would say its bad and start again. That's All Folks!


--
Laurence,
  
Power is nothing without
Control
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style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
       In
an assembly I have a component and wish to make another one based on this
component.
     I start out by doing a create
component then I create a sketch by selecting a face. Then I select project
geometry. So this I begin to do but in the process of selecting geometry to
project on to the sketch I inadvertantly select something I shouldn't have.
Now I can't erase it or un-select it!
    Is there a
way to do this or do I have to delete the sketch and start over again?

Thanks Don O

Message 3 of 8
MechMan_
in reply to: Anonymous

In the browser expand the active sketch and you'll find References for each projected geometry. RMB on the Reference you want deleted and select delete (or highlight and press the delete key).

MechMan
Message 4 of 8
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

I wasn't thinking about "Cross Part Geometry
Projection " option. Maybe Don has it on?

In 5.3 you can delete in sketch all, unless CPGP is on then only "Project
Cut Edges" can be deleted. To delete "Project geometry" you have to break link,
in 6.0 its the same with the only exception being that with CPGP on Projected
Geometry lines are black.

I prefer to leave and its recommended to turn it off. But when its on can
be toggled off with Ctrl key, pink off and black on.  To delete black you
have to break link so kind of defeats the object of having it on in the first
place.

Going back to Dons predicament I am assuming he will either have to live
with the bits he got or start again if association is to be maintained.......I
think.

As I remember cut edges are not associative? Pity.


--
Laurence,
  

Power is nothing without
Control
---
        


style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
In
the browser expand the active sketch and you'll find References for each
projected geometry. RMB on the Reference you want deleted and select delete
(or highlight and press the delete
key).

MechMan
Message 5 of 8
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Yes that does work thank you. I'll keep at it
Message 6 of 8
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

I have just realised that I have misunderstood
exactly what Mechman actually said, that's something new I just learned, you
obviously have CPGP on.


--
Laurence,
  
Power is nothing without
Control
---
        


style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
Yes
that does work thank you. I'll keep at it
Message 7 of 8
Ray_P
in reply to: Anonymous

Could you have just used derived component in the first place?
Message 8 of 8
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

I have never tried it but you would have to watch
circular dependency maybe? If most of the features were the same yes but it
sounds like he was trying to make matching faces or other.


--
Laurence,
  
Power is nothing without
Control
---
        


style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
Could
you have just used derived component in the first
place?

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