topic Re: BUG - Set FRONT not recognised by DWG BASE in Inventor Forum

BUG - Set FRONT not recognised by DWG BASE

SEC_MECH — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 01:42:08 GMT

When I create a Base view in a DWG from a IPT file the "Front" is the original front of the model and not the front that I have set in the part file.

STEPS (see attached)

1) Create an asymmetric part

2) Identify the original front face by placing a sketch on it and embossing the sketch

3) In the view cube of the IPT set he back face to be the front face.

4) Identify the new front face by placing a sketch on it and embossing the sketch.

5) Save the IPT model

6) Create a DWG from the part file.

7) Place a Base view on the drawing with Front orientation. It is showing the original front view, not the current front view.

Re: BUG - Set FRONT not recognised by DWG BASE

CGBenner — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:44:34 GMT

@SEC_MECH

What version of Inventor?

Re: BUG - Set FRONT not recognised by DWG BASE

jtylerbc — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:59:22 GMT

Not really a bug - it's a setting. It's in a rather obscure place, so even knowing it existed, it took me a few minutes to find it.

Go to the Styles & Standards Editor, and select your active Standard. On the "View Preferences" tab, there is a setting for "Front View Plane". The bottom setting in the list is "From Model", which should fix your issue.

Re: BUG - Set FRONT not recognised by DWG BASE

CGBenner — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 14:02:12 GMT

@jtylerbc

Is that anything like "It's not a bug, it's a feature"? 😂

Thanks for finding that setting!

Re: BUG - Set FRONT not recognised by DWG BASE

jtylerbc — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 14:11:21 GMT

The two statements are closely related - just a matter of severity:

"It's a feature" = you don't like the way it works, and you can't change it.
"It's a setting" = you don't like the way it works. You actually can fix it, but probably don't know you can.

I stumbled across the setting accidentally a few years ago when I was really looking for something else. Thought it sounded potentially useful, so I looked into it, but ended up not actually changing our standards to use it (for reasons I don't remember now).

Re: BUG - Set FRONT not recognised by DWG BASE

SEC_MECH — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 23:11:48 GMT

Thanks @jtylerbc That worked well.