Inventor Bug Sketch Profile Recognition Fails To Connect Line Points

[janelson33]

So I'm drawing a part and have encountered what seems like a bug. 

On Sketch2, it still thinks there is an open profile. I thought, "Oh maybe I didn't click the point when it was a green point," so I tried again, being deliberate to make sure the points were green. The problem resides at the point that the red arrow is pointing at. I have tried to redraw the line from either the right or left point first. I have tried the Sketch Doctor, and that fails to combine the points; that's when I realized something might be up.

Here are my Application Settings for Sketches:

 kelly.young has edited your subject line for clarity: Think I Found a Bug

[mcgyvr]

This forum has a bug right now in that it won't let you attach certain file types (ipt being one of them) unless they are zipped up..

So please try to attach your file again but zip it up this time.. 

[johnsonshiue · Accepted solution]

Hi Jarott,

This has something to do with the way Inventor recognizes profile. Yes, it is a bug. Try this. Select the projected arc edge on the left and change the line type to Construction Line (dash line). Does it work better now? Inventor sketch profile recognition is constraint based. When there is missing or more constraint, the profile recognition can fail for no apparent reason from a user's perspective. We are aware of this deficiency and we are working on a solution. However, the solution will not be available on existing releases unfortunately.

Many thanks!

[janelson33 · Accepted solution]

Ok that makes sense. My projected edges were construction geometry in the pic. I cannot remember whether I switch them to construction after I made the normal sketch lines however; does that matter though?

I  can still post my file if you'd like, but perhaps it's not worth it since it's already a known issue?

I solved it by drawing a line in free space and then using the coincident constraint to mate the points.