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Bottom View Flip in Hole Wizard?

Question asked by Sarah Dwight on Mar 11, 2019
Latest reply on Mar 12, 2019 by Sarah Dwight

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I noticed some strange behaviour in Hole Wizard in SW 2018.

When I create a new hole feature using Hole Wizard on the BOTTOM of my part the sketch view flips.

This has caused me some issues and I thought I was just modeling stuff wrong, but then I was working on an asymmetrical part and actually saw SW flip it as I selected the bottom surface for the sketch.

This does not happen with any other surface.

I usually work on symmetrical parts so I had not really noticed this before.

Does anyone else notice this behaviour? Or is it a bug in my system?

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Dan Pihlaja Mar 11, 2019 5:42 PM

Oh that is very interesting. I am using SW 2017 SP5.

If I create a normal sketch on the surface that is closest to the origin (namely, the bottom) and run the "Normal To" command, it orients the sketch the way I expect:

Before normally created sketch:

After creating the sketch and running "Normal to" (either the automatic setting OR the button command):

However, if I edit the positioning sketch of the hole that I placed on that same surface:

And then run the "normal To" command, the Z axis is backwards (in other words, the part has rotated 180 degrees around the y axis from the position stated above in the normal sketch):

So I would say that I can confirm this behavior

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Dan Pihlaja @ Dan Pihlaja on Mar 11, 2019 5:32 PM

To take this further:

On the other side of the same part (the side opposite the origin):

Creating a normal sketch and running the "normal to":

And editing a hole wizard sketch on that same surface, then running "normal to":

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Sarah Dwight @ Dan Pihlaja on Mar 12, 2019 11:27 AM

Thanks for the confirmation Dan.

I have the "auto-rotate view normal to sketch plane on sketch creation and sketch edit" ON, so I don't have to do all the normal-to commands, but that means it isn't that option messing stuff up either.

I guess I am going to ask my VAR about it and see what they come up with.

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Dan Pihlaja Mar 11, 2019 5:40 PM

These SPR's MAY be related to this....however, they are worded so poorly that I do not know for certain if they are related or not:

If you get with your VAR, they can look into the background of these SPR's and se eif they are related to this issue or not and get you added to them.

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Dan Pihlaja Mar 11, 2019 5:42 PM
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Oh that is very interesting. I am using SW 2017 SP5.

If I create a normal sketch on the surface that is closest to the origin (namely, the bottom) and run the "Normal To" command, it orients the sketch the way I expect:

Before normally created sketch:
After creating the sketch and running "Normal to" (either the automatic setting OR the button command):

However, if I edit the positioning sketch of the hole that I placed on that same surface:

And then run the "normal To" command, the Z axis is backwards (in other words, the part has rotated 180 degrees around the y axis from the position stated above in the normal sketch):

So I would say that I can confirm this behavior
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- Dan Pihlaja @ Dan Pihlaja on Mar 11, 2019 5:32 PM
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  To take this further:
  On the other side of the same part (the side opposite the origin):
  Creating a normal sketch and running the "normal to":
  
  And editing a hole wizard sketch on that same surface, then running "normal to":
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  - Sarah Dwight @ Dan Pihlaja on Mar 12, 2019 11:27 AM
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    Thanks for the confirmation Dan.
    I have the "auto-rotate view normal to sketch plane on sketch creation and sketch edit" ON, so I don't have to do all the normal-to commands, but that means it isn't that option messing stuff up either.
    I guess I am going to ask my VAR about it and see what they come up with.
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Dan Pihlaja Mar 11, 2019 5:40 PM
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These SPR's MAY be related to this....however, they are worded so poorly that I do not know for certain if they are related or not:

If you get with your VAR, they can look into the background of these SPR's and se eif they are related to this issue or not and get you added to them.
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