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WF4 drawing annotation problem in WF5

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July 21, 2011
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Firstly - I am new to this, so hello to all.

We have recently upgraded from WF4 to WF5 and have an issue with drawings created in WF4. Using the new Show Model Annotations dialog you can only see dimensions if you select a view and then some of the dimensions are listed (but not all). In the drawing tree there are some dimensions shown as erased but these do not tie up with the ones listed in the Show Model Annotation dialog.

If an individual feature is selecting either on the drawing or on the model tree the message "No annotations can be shown in the current sheet/view for the selected objects." when there are quite blatantly dimensions that should show.

Has anyone else seen or heard about this issue?

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GregFrankland

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If you look in the drawing tree under the annotations under each of the respective views, make sure there aren't any dimensions showing in a lighter grey color. In WF5.0 you can erase dimensions and delete dimensions. Erase is like a hide, and delete removes it totally from the drawing. If you see the grey (erased) dimensions, then selecting those in the drawing tree and deleting them should free them up to where you can show them again in a different view.

Does this sound like what you are seeing?

-Greg

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TrevorPoulter

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Hi Greg

Yes, this is partially what I am seeing and what you suggested does free up some of those missing dimensions.

However I was expecting to be able to show/hide any dimension already on the drawing. Using your suggestion I deleted a dimension from Extrude 1 on the drawing which was already shown on the drawing but not appearing in the Show Model Annotation Dialog. Once deleted it then apears in the Dialog.

While typing this I tried adding a feature to the exisitng part constructed and drawn in WF4 in WF5. Selecting this feature on the model tree shows the dimensions in the dialog correctly. This would therefore suggest some kind of incompatibility between WF4 parts and the drawing module in WF5?

I would be intereseting to know if this is the case - obviously as we construct more models in the new package the issue will reduce, however it will not help with modified existing parts.

Thanks

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TrevorPoulter

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Yes, thanks Greg that has set me off down a path of understanding this new functionality (I have been on a WF5 course, however drawing alsways seems to be the lowest priority over say "Enhanced Realism" and of course you are only using WF5 and not your own data.)

I guess that I need to understand if this is the case and the way that the new dialog works then we have to be prepared for it during this transition phase between WF4 and WF5. I'll give it a few more days to see if anyone else has any input and then close the discussion.

-Trevor

Patriot_1776

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I find it far more difficult to show dimensions, axiis, datums, etc., in Creo. Its a complete pain. The GUI in Creo has frustrated me so badly I'm sticking to WF4 indefinately, and only using Creo when someone here uses it and I have to fix something they did.

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PhilippeBREVET

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This is a mistake of the PTC to have to change the way to display and delete dimensions.

We must ask PTC, to get it back

It is a loss of profitability, loss of speed and use...

http://communities.ptc.com/message/179266#179266

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