3 Replies Latest reply on Jun 20, 2014 11:54 AM by Andrew Brown

Annoyance: (FeatureManager) Part collapses after repairing feature

Zach Martin Jun 5, 2014 10:05 AM

- I'm working in an assembly.

- I see a feature error in a part

- I edit the part (within the assembly)

- I repair the feature, click green checkmark.

- The Part item collapses automatically WTF!!

- Now I have to FIND which part I was editing (this takes a few seconds because they are all the same color, see the 2nd picture) and then click the + plus symbol to get the features to pop out again.

Why does SW does this? Incredibly annoying

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Re: Annoyance: (FeatureManager) Part collapses after repairing feature

Andrew Brown Jun 20, 2014 10:41 AM (in response to Zach Martin)

When working with assemblies, my parts "collapse" after I change the length of an extruded boss. Annoying as heck, and introduced with the 2014 version.
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Re: Annoyance: (FeatureManager) Part collapses after repairing feature

Kelvin Lamport Jun 20, 2014 11:49 AM (in response to Zach Martin)

That doesn't happen on my SW14-SP3 install. I sometimes wish it would.

Which version & SP of SW are you using?

When editing parts within an assy, I usually use the Isolate command to hide all non-relelvant parts. Used in conjunction with the Filter Hidden/Surpressed Components filter option, the Isolate function makes editing much easier.
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- Re: Annoyance: (FeatureManager) Part collapses after repairing feature
  
  Andrew Brown Jun 20, 2014 11:54 AM (in response to Kelvin Lamport)
  
  I'm running SW 2014 (SP 3) with a Standard Network License.
  
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