I am embarrassed to admit it….
it was PILOT ERROR!
I have multiple monitors, the monitor to the right of my main screen actually goes to an overhead projector. The projector is usually turned off unless I need it for a class example. The sketch palette was parked on the projector and was invisible to me. After struggling for, longer than I care to admit, it suddenly occurred to me to check the projector, as soon as I fired it up…BINGO there were the missing palettes.
Sorry for the trouble. I come from a Solidworks and PTC Creo background and I find a little knowledge is dangerous. CAD is all the same, ONCE you figure out where everything is….
Great program for my robotics team…..the struggle is to teach them Design Intent using dimensioning and constraints.
Jim Klaas
….you only live thirty-thousand days!