Hidden lines failing in model and in drawing...help!

[ssywak]

I've created a perf-board (some might call it a bread-board), but when I try to incorporate it in my final drawing, what SHOULD be hidden lines are not hidden.  Visually, it is unusable.

When I go back to the model, it ALSO fails the "hidden lines" routine

It SHOULD look like this (shaded works fine):

But instead it looks like this ("No Hidden" fails):

I've checked the model tree.  There are no errors indicated.  I've regenerated it, without any errors popping up--except the obvious, visual one!  All lights are "green."

Any ideas?  I have bunches of objects assembled to it up the line; I REALLY don't want to have to recreate the perf-board.

thanks in advance.

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[StephenW · Accepted solution]

Threaded holes? Right click on the view and "erase cosmetics".

Or right click properties and turn on hidden line removal for quilts under the view display tab

[Dale_Rosema]

This discussion may be of some help to you?

Cosmetic threads? Hiding threads in hidden line removed view

[ssywak]

Dale, that was exactly it!  Cosmetic threads!

I edited the initial hole, which was threaded, and UNCHECKED the box "Include thread surface" under "Shape."

And it all resolved.

Thank you everyone!

[Dale_Rosema]

Don't forget to mark yours or my answer as correct for those who may search on this topic.

[ssywak]

Threaded holes? Right click on the view and "erase cosmetics".

Or right click properties and turn on hidden line removal for quilts under the view display tab

I must be missing something.

If I have the view set to "No Hidden", I get nothing when I right click the general view area.  If I right-click over a part, I do NOT get a choice to "Erase Cosmetics."

If I select the part, and right click, I don't get Properties, OR a choice to "Erase Cosmetics."

None of what you say makes sense to me.

This now becomes a little more important, as I'm finding OTHER parts with Cosmetic Threads allowed that are causing me the same problem. 

I'm running Version 2.0.

[StephenW]

My response was specifically drawing related. I think you are talking about the model.

On quick way is to turn on the fast hidden line removal option.

Another way is to add your feature to a layer and turn off the layer.

[StephenW]

FYI, Fast HLR sometimes causes other issues along the way but I can't remember exactly what they were.

[ssywak]

Correct.  I enabled Fast Hidden Lines Removal, but it seems to be (it claims to be) on a session-by-session basis, unless I mess with config files.

I haven't really played with layers, though...not yet.

And I'll try your original approach at the DWG level.

Thanks again.