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MikeMarcoux12-Amethyst
12-Amethyst
March 31, 2016
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Drawing dimensions disappearing

  • March 31, 2016
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We're in Creo 3 M070, and I've run into a strange problem in a drawing.

When I unerase a model dimension annotation in a drawing, it shows without any issue.  The dimension is displayed.  When I switch sheets, and come back to that sheet, it's gone.  Switching sheets just erases all the dims.  It's like their status is saved somehow.  Anyone run into this?  Am I missing a setting?


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MikeMarcoux12-AmethystAuthor
12-Amethyst
March 31, 2016

Ok, I think I figured it out.  If this is true, it seems like a bad feature/process.  If you are still in a the Annotation menu when you switch sheets, all unerased dimensions revert to their previous state. You have to switch to a different tab before switching sheets.  If you switch sheets, the dimensions remain unerased and shown.  

This is very counter-intuitive.  Why would this even be a feature? 

mender12-Amethyst
12-Amethyst
March 31, 2016

I can't think of a reason that being in the Annotation tab while navigating sheets would cause dimensions to be erased.  May I recommend filing an SPR?  There may be a legitimate reason for the behavior, but offhand it sounds suspicious to me, and likely to be a bug.

MikeMarcoux12-AmethystAuthor
12-Amethyst
March 31, 2016

Thanks Matthew.

Turns out that is even more bizarre than I anticipated.  If I save the daring, and then close, erase not displayed, and reopen the drawing... all the shown dimensions (that I unerased) disappear.  Any thoughts on what could cause this behavior?  This is a large drawing which I'd prefer not to redraw. 

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