If someone would take a look at the encl…
If someone would take a look at the enclosed screen-shot of my v2007 Solidworks and give me a clue as to why that no matter what I do I am unable to get temp axis or perm axis to be visual, I would appreciate it. I do not have this grief in v 2009.
Guido
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CBL 5:50 pm on September 16, 2009 Permalink
Your image only shows the Temp Axes selected. The permanent axes would need the View > Axes option to be selected.
The temp axes does not show for a spring in my install of SW09-SP4.1.
Actually, I don’t remember a spring ever having a temp axis.
guido 7:21 am on September 17, 2009 Permalink
CBL,
Thanks for your response.
For some reason even View>Axes doesn’t show the axis. Weird… I have assembled many springs into many holes in the last few years, without grief.
GuidoAttachment – viewaxes
CBL 8:09 am on September 17, 2009 Permalink
Can you ZIP and post the actual SW file?
CBL 8:16 am on September 17, 2009 Permalink
Are you running SW07 on the same machine as SW09?
Video card and driver?
guido 8:29 am on September 17, 2009 Permalink
No, 09 and 07 are on separate machines. This machine, which is a desktop. that is in question, has an Invidia Quadro card, and it is a SWX approved card for using Real View. Real view works fine. I don’t get either axis to show whether it is toggled on or not. The machine that works ok is a notebook , with 2009 installed and i do not have a card suitable for real-view on it, but the axes show ok.
GuidoAttachment – spring
guido 8:30 am on September 17, 2009 Permalink
Also, I am running the latest driver for the Quadro card.
Guido
CBL 8:39 am on September 17, 2009 Permalink
Did you post the correct model? The spring you posted does not show a permanent axis in the FM.
guido 9:07 am on September 17, 2009 Permalink
That is one of the part files, here is the assembly file.Attachment – spring-asbl
CBL 10:27 am on September 17, 2009 Permalink
You forgot to ZIP in the parts with that assy. And there was still no sign of a permanent axis in the assy.
Are you sure you created the axis in the SW2007 parts and/or assy?
guido 10:53 am on September 17, 2009 Permalink
No, I did not actually create an axis, I rely on the temp axis that is created by Solidworks. Here are both part files. If I have to do that on this version, I guess I will have to. What is strange is that I have been using temp axes for quite some time. Every hole and everything cylindrical created should have one.Attachment – parts
CBL 12:11 pm on September 17, 2009 Permalink
Every hole and cylinder does have a temporary axis but, unfortunately, the spring example is neither. A permanent axis has to be created using two reference planes, or the helix creation plane and its sketched circle center point.
guido 2:16 pm on September 17, 2009 Permalink
Thanks CBL