topic Re: Second request regarding invisible sketch lines in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Sketch lines don't show on the canvas

William_Dec_45 — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:23:43 GMT

[Post title edited, and replies merged from duplicate thread by CGBenner 4/12/24]

I asked this earlier but I fear I posted it in the wrong place. It's been a while since I reached out. Please forgive me for repeating myself.

I've drawn a hundred or so of these where I trace around a canvas in order to 3d print a hand tool holder. But now, the sketch lines no longer show up after I click enter. I haven't changed my settings or display options in ages. So whatever is going on is doing it for some other reason. The only way I can see my sketch lines is to turn off the canvas image. I can't finish my sketch because I can't see what I've already drawn. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Re: Second request regarding invisible sketch lines

laughingcreek — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 04:03:48 GMT

have you tried adjusting the canvas opacity?

Re: Second request regarding invisible sketch lines

William_Dec_45 — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 04:15:11 GMT

No. I will try that now.

Re: Second request regarding invisible sketch lines

William_Dec_45 — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 04:15:31 GMT

No. I will try that now.

Re: Second request regarding invisible sketch lines

William_Dec_45 — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 04:19:46 GMT

That worked. Thank you very much.

Re: Second request regarding invisible sketch lines

William_Dec_45 — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 04:25:54 GMT

I was wrong. Changing the opacity didn't really work after all. The lines did show but they were faint. And when I try to close a loop, the inside did not turn blue, couldn't be extruded. And besides, I've use full opacity before with no problems. Really stumped here.

Re: Sketch lines don't show on the canvas

davebYYPCU — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 07:30:20 GMT

If the canvass is “in front of “ the sketch articles, rotate the design window, so the canvass is now behind the canvass.

Might help….

Re: Second request regarding invisible sketch lines

HughesTooling — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 07:32:46 GMT

Try unchecking Display Through. I'll put this in your other thread as well. PS. When you accept an answer you're supposed to accept the post that solved the problem not your last post saying that worked. I've unselected your other accepted solutions as they where not solutions.

Re: Second request regarding invisible sketch lines

HughesTooling — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 07:46:04 GMT

@William_Dec_45 Can you share the image please? I tried creating a new design with a picture I have and it has no problems like I see in your design. So seems like either something went wrong with your design or there's something odd in your image.

Thanks Mark

Re: Sketch lines don't show on the canvas

William_Dec_45 — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:32:59 GMT

I take that to mean I should rotate the cube to show back instead of front. That didn't work either.

Re: Second request regarding invisible sketch lines

William_Dec_45 — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:34:40 GMT

I unchecked the box. That didn't help either. Before I posted this problem, I looked through the archives. Others have reported the problem in the past but none of them gave a solution. Just FYI.

Re: Second request regarding invisible sketch lines

William_Dec_45 — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:37:59 GMT

"Can you share the image please?"

I take that to mean that you would like to see the image before it was brought in as a canvas. Here it is:

Re: Second request regarding invisible sketch lines

William_Dec_45 — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:46:26 GMT

This has been going on for a couple of days with different images. To say
there's something wrong with my design hits the nail on the head. I just
don't know what it is. While I'm waiting for new responses, I'll start a
whole new file to see what happens.

Re: Second request regarding invisible sketch lines

HughesTooling — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:51:56 GMT

@William_Dec_45 wrote:

"Can you share the image please?"

I take that to mean that you would like to see the image before it was brought in as a canvas. Here it is:

@William_Dec_45 Yes. I just create a design from scratch using your image and it works fine! I've attached my design, can you give it a try?

Re: Second request regarding invisible sketch lines

HughesTooling — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:02:39 GMT

@William_Dec_45 wrote:
This has been going on for a couple of days with different images. To say
there's something wrong with my design hits the nail on the head. I just
don't know what it is. While I'm waiting for new responses, I'll start a
whole new file to see what happens.

Looking a bit more closely I notice the default Canvas opacity is 50% but it remembers the last setting. Not sure if this is just for the current session, closing and restarting fusion might reset this. If I insert a canvas with opacity set to 100% like your original design I get problems like your design.

Mark

Re: Second request regarding invisible sketch lines

carlweitman50 — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:18:01 GMT

Hello. I have had this issue on an rc airplane i am designing . To fix this, do it outside any component. Insert a canvas and then create a sketch, do not create any component. This will probably help. If you want to separate parts later on, you can just go into the timeline and fix it later. If you found this helpful please press accept solution.

Cheers,

Carl

Re: Second request regarding invisible sketch lines

William_Dec_45 — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:25:26 GMT

Thank you, but as it turns out, the problem just went away. I started fresh
for the fourth time and this time everything works. Go figger!

Re: Second request regarding invisible sketch lines

William_Dec_45 — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:32:26 GMT

Oh! Now that's interesting! I was just about to tell you and other
interested parties that things are back to normal now for reasons I/we may
never understand. With regard to shutting down the program, I've gone so
far as to shut down my PC and then start a new drawing (without success).
But I appreciate all the help. I'm not sure whether to check 'accept
solution' or 'problem solved' (not sure what all the choices are). I just
know that I'm back to normal. Incidentally, I am using 50% opacity this
time. So maybe that's what fixed it though I have used 100% in the past and
it didn't fix it the last time I tried 50%.
On a different note, I would like to say once again how much I appreciate
AutoDesk letting me use the program free of charge. It has brought so much
joy to my life.

Re: Second request regarding invisible sketch lines

carlweitman50 — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:39:58 GMT

Glad to hear that. Remember that there Will always be an army here at the forums to help with any problems.

Cheers,

Carl

Re: Second request regarding invisible sketch lines

William_Dec_45 — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 17:53:41 GMT

Unfortunately I'm back. After printing the model, it was a poor fit. I'm sure it has nothing to do with F360. I decided it must be the camera angle. So I made a stand so the pliers would be dead level, and then shot the photo from a dead level tripod.So then I brought in the canvas as usual and tried to sketch around it. I tried 100% opacity (which used to work fine) and then down to something like 30%. It made no difference. After seeing that it wasn't going to let me see my sketch lines, I turned off the canvas and connected the sketch lines to see if the inside would turn blue for extruding. Nope. Usually when I get this deep into a software problem, I uninstall and reinstall. I'm almost afraid to do that for fear of not being able to get my Fusion back. Silly, I know. I'll upload the image and the file. Any more ideas, gang? Thanks for looking.