topic Re: Cannot Remove Surface From Drawing in 3D Part & Assembly Design

Cannot Remove Surface From Drawing

nhall — Thu, 03 May 2018 02:49:48 GMT

Hi,I have imported a parasolid, which contains some inserts that have been interpreted as surfaces. An issue arises when I come to make the drawing. The inserts are permanently shown in every orientation. The below image shows what it looks like (this is not a section view) and I

Re: Cannot Remove Surface From Drawing

tgriffin — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 12:39:03 GMT

You can set it so those surfaces are hidden in your layer tree. If there is not already a layer for them, just create a layer with the surfaces on it and then hide that layer and save the display status.

Re: Cannot Remove Surface From Drawing

nhall — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 12:44:56 GMT

Although it is acting like a surface, my model tree only contains an imported feature so no surfaces are actually selectable.

Re: Cannot Remove Surface From Drawing

tgriffin — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 13:27:27 GMT

Switch over to your layer tree.

Create a new layer.

Add the surfaces to your new layer (it might help to utilize your selection filter).

Then hide the new layer, and save the layer status.

Re: Cannot Remove Surface From Drawing

JonathanHodgson — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 13:36:41 GMT

You may be able to just select the import feature to add to the layer...

Re: Cannot Remove Surface From Drawing

tgriffin — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 13:51:08 GMT

Either way its probably only a single click for selection, and by selecting the quilt, rather than the whole import feature, it won't hide associated datums.

Re: Cannot Remove Surface From Drawing

nhall — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 14:52:32 GMT

Got it! I didn't think it would let me select it as a quilt, as I thought creo thought it was combined with the rest of the solid body. created a new layer, quilt selection filter then selected the two inserts. Sorted!

Thanks