Hidden lines in drawing space

[Anonymous]

I am trying to make hidden lines work in the troubled child of fusion 360, the drawings environment.

I have read the different post regarding this problem on this forum, but not found a solution for my problem. 

Attached is a simple drawing (scale 1:1) of a cone. the hole inside the cone should appear as dashed lines, but is obvious solid lines. I draw the cone shape to eliminate two lines laying on top of each other, and in a size where i could have it 1:1 on the drawing sheet.

So the question is, how do i make these lines dashed?

[Anonymous]

So the Custome template function in the drawing space is therefore essentially useless ...

[TimeraAutodesk]

Hi @Anonymous , what do you mean by useless? As @suryawa mentioned, we've been able to track down this bug and we are actively fixing it. Is there something else that you're missing from Templates at the moment?

[pete.mylon]

So where are we at? Do we have an idea of timeline on a solution? I have 400 students doing an assignment who are coming across this issue with the template I've given them. 

[pete.mylon]

I found a workaround for this by exporting the template, using Illustrator to convert the logo to a vector rather than an image, and then converting it to a dwg online. I could then import it into a new drawing template and it solves the hidden lines issue. All I have to do now is add the custom fields back into the title block. However, it would be ideal if I could overwrite my previous file with this one, as I've already shared the public link. But Fusion doesn't seem to like uploading new versions of the drawing template - nothing happens. See screencast. Any thoughts?

[pete.mylon]

I found a workaround for this by exporting the template, using Illustrator to convert the logo to a vector rather than an image, and then converting it to a dwg online. I could then import it into a new drawing template and it solves the hidden lines issue. All I have to do now is add the custom fields back into the title block. However, it would be ideal if I could overwrite my previous file with this one, as I've already shared the public link. But Fusion doesn't seem to like uploading new versions of the drawing template - nothing happens. See screencast. Any thoughts?

[pete.mylon]

I found a workaround for this by exporting the template, using Illustrator to convert the logo to a vector rather than an image, and then converting it to a dwg online. I could then import it into a new drawing template and it solves the hidden lines issue. All I have to do now is add the custom fields back into the title block. However, it would be ideal if I could overwrite my previous file with this one, as I've already shared the public link. But Fusion doesn't seem to like uploading new versions of the drawing template - nothing happens. See screencast - any thoughts?

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[Anonymous]

Thanks for the information but i don't understand.

i have a (.AI) file of my logo but i can't upload this to my template.

and when i exprot my template i have a (.DWG) file.

[pete.mylon]

Hi Nicolas,

I used Output PDF (I think - or DWG - but can't remember if Illustrator opens these) in the template to get a file I could open in Illustrator. Then I traced my logo, saved as a PDF, then used an online converter to get a DWG file. You can then Insert Title Block from DWG.

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@Anonymous wrote:

Thanks for the information but i don't understand.

i have a (.AI) file of my logo but i can't upload this to my template.

and when i exprot my template i have a (.DWG) file.

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[TimeraAutodesk]

Did you try using the native title block editing tools in the drawings workspace? In a template (or even from an existing Drawing file), you can right-click on a title block and choose to edit it, or even start from scratch. From here you can create basic geometry, as well as insert images for logos, etc. If you save your logo from Illustrator as a raster image file type, you'll be able to insert it. As far as the "import new version", that only works with native .f2t's - and it looks like you're exporting it out as dwg, then adding the .f2t identifier after processing. The team is actively working on fixing the bug that caused this in the first place, so hopefully they can get it figured out soon for you all. 

Hopefully this helps

[pete.mylon]

Yes, I did, but unfortunately, once the image has been added, even when
deleted, the problem persists with the hidden lines, so it's presumably
corrupted. Starting from scratch worked, but then it has to be a different
file, rather than replacing the original.

[pete.mylon]

Yes, I did, but unfortunately, once the image has been added, even when deleted, the problem persists with the hidden lines, so it's presumably corrupted. Starting from scratch worked, but then it has to be a different file, rather than replacing the original.

The one I'm replacing it with isn't a DWG export, it's an f2t file in which I inserted a DWG title block. It's just that when you download and reimport it, it loses the extension, so you have to add it back in so it knows its a template (see other questions on the forum).

[Anonymous]

My experience is that the problem only occurs sometimes. I have a template file with an image logo that can produce drawings with hidden lines. That said, sometimes the hidden line problem materializes in additional sheets on the same drawing.

So if you really need a logo, try to make the template from scratch until you get one that works.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for your solution.

After i tried it in illustrator i managed to fix the issue.

Thank you for your help!

[Anonymous]

Amit,
Any update on this bug (can't look at it since it's in your internal Jira system). It's causing me a lot of work, as I have to customize every drawing I create with company logo, etc.

Thanks, _Art

[suryawa]

Hi,

I am glad to say the hidden line issue is now resolved.

We have merged the codefix for upcoming release, this build will be out in public domain in couple of week.

Thank you for your inputs that helped us to resolve the issue precisely.

--amit

[gobluejd]

@suryawa do you know when this bug fix will be released?  Can I move FWD with doing a drawing and when the fix comes, my drawing will then have hidden lines in it?

[suryawa]

Hello @gobluejd ,
I just checked with the team.
The fix in there and will be released in the et release soon.
About your doubt, it is better if you can hold for couple of days.

You will be getting the fix anyways.
--Amit

[someonesomewhere111]

This bug still exists...

[suryawa]

Hi @someonesomewhere111 ,

Do you see this issue from scratch?

if you are using the old file where the hidden lines were shown as solid, can you try re-creating the view?

In my case;

- this issue is not reproducible in latest fusion 360 version...!

- tried couple different combinations, also used the template given earlier, but no luck.

--Amit