I have imported a DWG file into a sketch in a new part file. The problem is, the sketch has a ton of tiny sketch segments which it says are invalid geometry. Is there any easy way to select all these segments and delete them, instead of having to click each one individually?
Edit: The invalid geometries are scattered randomly throughout the sketch, and are too small to be seen unless I'm zoomed in pretty far, so it's just difficult to find them all
That doesn't help much in this case, unfortunately. The invalid geometries are tiny sketch segments scattered randomly throughout the sketch. Many are too small to be seen unless I am zoomed in pretty far, so I am just having trouble finding all of them and getting rid of the error!
You should still be able to use a click and drag box selection. Do that over the whole sketch area, then hold down Ctrl and click on the sketch elements you want to keep to de-select them. Then hit the Delete key on your keyboard. That should delete all elements you didn't de-select, even if they're very small.
They should get selected with a drag box even if you cannot see them.
Also, if you can make a block from the good entities, it is easy to select all and then unselect the block.
Like Glen said - click and drag a rectangle to select is a good way - note that a left to right drag only selects what is entirely inside the box (blue) and a right to left drag will select anything that crosses the box (green) - these methods work with multi selecting (holding the ctrl key)
Also, if your "good" entities are few and easily selectable, you can grab them and create a block froom them. Then select everything (ctrl-A) and ctrl click the block to unselect end then delete...
There may also be an "invert selection" on the RMB menu.
Hope that helps a bit.
-Nate
Say there are 10,000 elements (such as a line or circle) in a sketch, and 800 of them are invalid. Using the method described, I would have to select all then deselect 9,200 elements. Is there a better way than that? Perhaps a command that eliminates the invalid elements automatically? Perhaps a method that highlights those elements so I can select them individually (not prefered, but better than selecting the 9,200).
Tyler,
Depending on your situation, there may be a better way to walk around this shortcoming. But, if you have everything modeled and you are just trying to solve it (but the model isn't 100% correct, so it refuses to solve it) this may be a viable solution:
Yes, not the best if you plan on modifying the sketch for future revisions, but maybe you don't have an interest in revising that sketch of yours.
Let me know if that helps.
Can you select one of the good segments and do a tangency or loop selection and then start a new sketch?
Steve C
import the dwg file.
leave that sketch there for ref.
start a new sketch convert entireties, then trim them to meat up and then you do not have to deal with the little lines.
It happened with negligently drafted ACAD files.
To fix file you have to deal with each error individually.
Try to apply SW Repair Sketch Tools
Usually SW is able to recognize most of issues:
You can select multiple sketch elements with a click and drag box. Will that help?