The weak dims are still controlling geometry and are therefore necessary. If you don't want them, you need to add other constraints or dimensions to constrain the sketch so that they are no longer necessary.

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dschenken

1-Visitor

I thought the better method was the way PTC set it up - make the weak dimensions almost the same color as the background so they were not noticeable. It should be easy enough to match the weak dimension color to the background, rendering them invisible.

By-the-by, I despise the auto weak-dimension/constraint system. When a sketch doesn't fail and I know that it should, my attention is split between determining the dimensions and constraints that are still required and trying to figure out where Sketcher added dimensions and constraints to zero out the degrees of freedom. Most of the time it's because of auto-constraint side-effects, assuming things are equal or collinear, rather than a dimension, so it's a tiny mark amongst many other. It also interferes in that I may assume I have the sketch correctly constrained, but it really isn't, because Intent Manager has interceded and hidden the defect.

Anyone remember Microsoft Clippy? Intent Manager is PTC's version. "Hi, it looks like you are creating a sketch - mind if I just dimension that for you? Not what you want? Just find all the constraints I Easter egged all over the place and delete them. As you delete them I'll add more dimensions to clutter the sketch."

It's like having air-bags that are always deployed. You don't get injured when the car crashes, but cars get crashed a lot because the drivers can't see over the air-bags.

Patriot_1776

22-Sapphire II

I think the best way would be the option to turn the automatic constraints off (yes, I know there's a setting, but it doesn't 100% work) and force you to manually add the constraints. that way you know EXACTLY what you're getting (if you use query-select) and the sketch never wastes time trying to calculate constraints it THINKS you want. I think on large sketches (especially logo's) it would greatly speed things up and prevent a ton of failures.