Hi Guys,
I need help. I downloaded a 3D assembly and after rebuilding it to 2017. The attach part cannot be seen already. I have no idea what went wrong.
Can anybody please help me.
Thanks and appreciate it much.
Wehlee
Hi Guys,
I need help. I downloaded a 3D assembly and after rebuilding it to 2017. The attach part cannot be seen already. I have no idea what went wrong.
Can anybody please help me.
Thanks and appreciate it much.
Wehlee
Here is what I get when I open the assembly in SW2017 SP4.1; the yellowish part being the one you cannot see. If you right click on it in the feature manager tree and select Open Part, is the part visible? If not can you show the body? Building on what Deepak asked, if you go to File, File References for the assembly, is the "hidden" part in the same folder as the other parts in the assembly?
Interesting, I did not know that pressing the tab key did that when the mouse cursor was over a part in the graphics window.
I have actually seen SW hide parts when opening an assembly. Most times restarting SolidWorks took care of the problem (I do not rule out cleaning the SW temp folder of swx folders or even redoing the SW registry). We will have to wait until Wehlee replies.
Hi Solid Air,
Yes that's the one. I right click and open the part. Yes its visible. Here is the step of the problem I am facing.
1. Extract the zip file
2. Goto SOLIDWORKS folder created after extracting the zip file.
3. Open the Assembly file
4. On the upper Menu button the SAVE icon Hoover the mouse and will show message Older Version File.
5. Click that SAVE Icon, it will ask you to Save All, Cancel, Help. At this time click Save All. A message box pops-up
Options;
"Rebuild and save the document(Recommended)
"Save the document without rebuilding"
Select "Rebuild and save the document(Recommended). Click the Save button again then, CLOSE the file.
6. Now, open the same assembly again...
Result the Base part is not visible....
Also just notice it, On the Feature Manager tree Right Click and open the file.... The part is not visible/missing
I am not sure if I understand your reply or you misunderstood what I asked. If you open the assembly and right click on the part in the feature manager tree and select open, it the part visible in the graphics window? If I am reading your last statement correctly, this is what you did and the body is not shown. If this is the case, then expand the solid bodies folder; is the body hidden? If it is, right click and select show. Now is the part visible? As Deepak eluded to; this is a tough one to trouble shot thru posts.
What happens if you open the part then open the assembly; is it still hidden?
Paul,
Wonder if it is some setting? Neither Deepak or I can duplicate the issue, but you can...
Maybe you can answer the question I put to Wehlee: after the part disappears in the assembly, if you open the part can you unhide the body?
I only focused on SW2017, I will have to try opening it in previous versions.
Could be possible that there is already a file with same name and when you rebuild, the SW would display that file. So before your rebuild, open the assembly and then do save all. After that do the rebuild and check.