I really like the feature that auto-mates a fastener from the tool box when you hold the mouse pointer over a hole. Well, at some point this completely stopped working. I don't know if I accidently turned it off or what. If I hold the mount pointer with a fastener over a hole and click, it will just drop the screw there with no mates.
Any help would be most definitely appreciated. Thanks all!
Have you restarted your computer recently?
Cheers,
Anna
Hi Anna,
Hehe, doesn't every SW user have to reboot at least a couple times a day!
But yeah, I did restart this morning.
-Devin
Devin, are you sure you didn't have a selection filter enabled?
Selection filters are off.
Well, I found the problem. I realized at some point that this problem was ONLY happening with Socket Head Cap Screw. Button heads, etc.. worked fine. I opened the Toolbox SHCS part and it was missing the Mate Reference. How this happened, I have no idea.
I tried to recreate the mate reference in my existing file but it kept crashing SW. I'm starting to think that SHCS file got corrupted during a recent upgrade to 2013.
I copied the fresh SHCS file from the DVD over to my Toolbox, and the Automate works fine now.
OK, here's the really weird part. I just tried to use a washer, and the auto mate worked fine. It seems to just not work with socket head cap screws!!