7 Replies Latest reply on Mar 5, 2008 1:33 PM by David Heinemeyer

Tiny line in corners of sketches

David Vernon Mar 5, 2008 9:22 AM

I know there was mention of this on here about a year ago when I read some postings. (We are still using 2007.) The problem is happening again though so this time I'm asking the question. When sketching, every so often, a tiny line will appear in the corner of a sketch which prevents the sketch from being extruded. When you zoom right in to the corners, there is a tiny diagonal line coming off the corner which needs to be deleted. Has the answer to this one been found since I was last on here?

Tiny line in corners of sketches

Steve Calvert Mar 5, 2008 10:37 AM (in response to David Vernon)

David, when that happens to me I just delete the line and move on.

Steve
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  Daniel Eelman Mar 5, 2008 12:23 PM (in response to Steve Calvert)
  
  David,
  
  I've had these tiny segement hanging off the ends of my line segements at times. I am not 100% sure of the cause, but I have a theory. I sketch lines using the pick-pick method, rather than pick-drag-release. When 2 segements join, the line ends, but the line tool is still active. If you are a millisecond too slow releasing that last click, is starts a new line segment from there with the pick-drag-release method, which ends as soon as the button is released, resulting in a small line as you move your mouse.
  
  Knowing that doesn't gain us much though, since we still need to follow Steve's advice - delete the line and move on.
  
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    Jeff Hamilton Mar 5, 2008 12:37 PM (in response to Daniel Eelman)
    
    I agree. This happens to everyone from time to time. I have noticed that when the feature fails to extrude that it brings up the Check Sketch for Feature window which also highlights (usually) the line in question. In such cases its easy to just press delete rather than cancel the feature and delete the line. Accomplishes the same thing a little quicker.
    
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      Bryan Obermeyer Mar 5, 2008 12:45 PM (in response to Jeff Hamilton)
      
      I have seen this many times ( "I didn't make that line!") but I have always done the "erase and move on".
      Good to know I'm only as crazy as my therapist tells me I am.
      
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        Dan Eldred Mar 5, 2008 1:17 PM (in response to Bryan Obermeyer)
        
        ctrl-z and move on. 8)
        
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    David Heinemeyer Mar 5, 2008 1:33 PM (in response to Daniel Eelman)
    
    I share Dan's theory on double clicking to end the line segment. That is how I draw. I partialy solved the problem by changing my mouse double click speed in the mouse settings in control panel. Even if you use Logitech Setpoint you can still slow the rersponse time in control panel so a slower double click still registers as a double click.
    
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David Vernon Mar 5, 2008 1:17 PM (in response to David Vernon)

Yep, delete and move on - good advice and this has been my method of dealing with this. Nice to get to the bottom of why it is happening though and thanks for your theory Dan, that sounds like a very reasonable explanation.
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