https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/why-do-i-get-this-error/m-p/12777989#M20335 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="CenterPoint-01.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1363343i9C5ECFEDCA954B9A/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="CenterPoint-01.jpg" alt="CenterPoint-01.jpg" /></span></P><P>Something wrong with the background point selection.</P><P>When there is a point, it'll select that point.</P><P>When there is no point, it'll project one.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I use auto Project Origin:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="ApplicationOptions-Sketch-AutoOrigin.jpg" style="width: 539px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1363347i567DD994388C3535/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="ApplicationOptions-Sketch-AutoOrigin.jpg" alt="ApplicationOptions-Sketch-AutoOrigin.jpg" /></span></P> Thu, 16 May 2024 14:21:42 GMT Frederick_Law 2024-05-16T14:21:42Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/why-do-i-get-this-error/m-p/12777020#M20330 <P>why do I get this error ?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>when I try to constrain this cirkel to the origin point Iget an Error?</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Darkforce_the_ilogic_guy_0-1715844029213.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1363076iC74F809EF649B9DA/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Darkforce_the_ilogic_guy_0-1715844029213.png" alt="Darkforce_the_ilogic_guy_0-1715844029213.png" /></span></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Darkforce_the_ilogic_guy_1-1715844045944.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1363077iF02C7363E7B1AC13/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Darkforce_the_ilogic_guy_1-1715844045944.png" alt="Darkforce_the_ilogic_guy_1-1715844045944.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>but if I just pull&nbsp; it a lillte away and do the same .. It make no error .. Why is that ... error in what i do or the program .. It is inventor 2020 i use</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 16 May 2024 07:22:13 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/why-do-i-get-this-error/m-p/12777020#M20330 Darkforce_the_ilogic_guy 2024-05-16T07:22:13Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/why-do-i-get-this-error/m-p/12777185#M20331 <P>Hi</P> <P>The midpoint projection is missing in this sketch.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><div class="lia-vid-container video-embed-center"><div id="lia-vid-6353005102112w894h540r398" class="lia-video-brightcove-player-container"><video-js data-video-id="6353005102112" data-account="6057940548001" data-player="default" data-embed="default" class="vjs-fluid" controls="" data-application-id="" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;"></video-js></div><script src="https://players.brightcove.net/6057940548001/default_default/index.min.js"></script><script>(function() { var wrapper = document.getElementById('lia-vid-6353005102112w894h540r398'); var videoEl = wrapper ? wrapper.querySelector('video-js') : null; if (videoEl) { if (window.videojs) { window.videojs(videoEl).ready(function() { this.on('loadedmetadata', function() { this.el().querySelectorAll('.vjs-load-progress div[data-start]').forEach(function(bar) { bar.setAttribute('role', 'presentation'); bar.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true'); }); }); }); } }})();</script><a class="video-embed-link" href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/video/gallerypage/video-id/6353005102112">(view in My Videos)</a></div></P> Thu, 16 May 2024 08:27:54 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/why-do-i-get-this-error/m-p/12777185#M20331 kacper.suchomski 2024-05-16T08:27:54Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/why-do-i-get-this-error/m-p/12777515#M20332 <P>but why does it work when I move it ? I select it in the browser&nbsp; both times <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> Thu, 16 May 2024 10:56:34 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/why-do-i-get-this-error/m-p/12777515#M20332 Darkforce_the_ilogic_guy 2024-05-16T10:56:34Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/why-do-i-get-this-error/m-p/12777519#M20333 <P>I don't know. I don't see your workflow.</P> Thu, 16 May 2024 10:58:03 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/why-do-i-get-this-error/m-p/12777519#M20333 kacper.suchomski 2024-05-16T10:58:03Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/why-do-i-get-this-error/m-p/12777731#M20334 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5708980">@Darkforce_the_ilogic_guy</a>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /><P>why do I get this error ?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>when I try to constrain this cirkel to the origin point Iget an Error?</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Darkforce_the_ilogic_guy_0-1715844029213.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1363076iC74F809EF649B9DA/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Darkforce_the_ilogic_guy_0-1715844029213.png" alt="Darkforce_the_ilogic_guy_0-1715844029213.png" /></span></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Darkforce_the_ilogic_guy_1-1715844045944.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1363077iF02C7363E7B1AC13/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Darkforce_the_ilogic_guy_1-1715844045944.png" alt="Darkforce_the_ilogic_guy_1-1715844045944.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>but if I just pull&nbsp; it a lillte away and do the same .. It make no error .. Why is that ... error in what i do or the program .. It is inventor 2020 i use</P><P>&nbsp;</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Tried in 2025 and it does the same.</P><P>Inventor seems to see a point already on the origin point location, as being the origin point itself. So, you can't constrain it to itself.</P><P>Try and constrain a point to the origin point when in the same location, it says it already exists.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="BDCollett_0-1715863107686.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1363301i4BFF2B3072A827CD/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="BDCollett_0-1715863107686.png" alt="BDCollett_0-1715863107686.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Just an odd interaction, but a very easy one to work around.&nbsp;</P> Thu, 16 May 2024 12:41:55 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/why-do-i-get-this-error/m-p/12777731#M20334 BDCollett 2024-05-16T12:41:55Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/why-do-i-get-this-error/m-p/12777989#M20335 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="CenterPoint-01.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1363343i9C5ECFEDCA954B9A/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="CenterPoint-01.jpg" alt="CenterPoint-01.jpg" /></span></P><P>Something wrong with the background point selection.</P><P>When there is a point, it'll select that point.</P><P>When there is no point, it'll project one.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I use auto Project Origin:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="ApplicationOptions-Sketch-AutoOrigin.jpg" style="width: 539px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1363347i567DD994388C3535/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="ApplicationOptions-Sketch-AutoOrigin.jpg" alt="ApplicationOptions-Sketch-AutoOrigin.jpg" /></span></P> Thu, 16 May 2024 14:21:42 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/why-do-i-get-this-error/m-p/12777989#M20335 Frederick_Law 2024-05-16T14:21:42Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/why-do-i-get-this-error/m-p/12779853#M20336 <P>This is also active on my computer&nbsp;</P> Fri, 17 May 2024 08:33:21 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/why-do-i-get-this-error/m-p/12779853#M20336 Darkforce_the_ilogic_guy 2024-05-17T08:33:21Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/why-do-i-get-this-error/m-p/12781494#M20337 <P>Hi! I can reproduce the behavior. It seems that Inventor is confused by the points, since they are on top of each other. Moving the circle aside relax the confusion.</P> <P>Many thanks!</P> Fri, 17 May 2024 23:51:31 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/why-do-i-get-this-error/m-p/12781494#M20337 johnsonshiue 2024-05-17T23:51:31Z