Thanks for the help. My workflow was to select the analysis tab -> draft check. Then pickthe part in the top node of the model tree (in part mode), then selectthe 'direction' field in the draft check tool and then pick a p[lane inthe tree. All my surfaces are on a layer and the layer was off, nosurfaces displayed. The draft check resulted in all surfaces madevisible and the draft check applied to all, pretty useless when you havecopied geometry from the skeleton and a number of other constructionsurfaces. After the draft check, the surfaces remained visible, yet the surfacelayer was still off. No amount of regeneration or repainting would makethem go away. I had to turn the layer on and then back off. I tried selecting a single surface, then RMB to select 'solid geometry',but that wasn't possible in the draft tool. My client, who was comingin to resolve some challenging draft issues, showed me that you need toset the smart filter (in the lower right) to 'solid geometry' and thenselect on the part and you'd get all the solid surfaces only. Then thedraft check worked as desired. One user suggested that this change was made in WF4 'per a majorcustomer request'. They indicated that there was a hidden config option(exclude_hidden_quilts_analysis yes) that resolved it in WF4. I had nothad the issue in WF4 (or WF5, I believe). I tried the config option inCreo 2 and it made no difference. So, the work around is to set the smart filter on solid geometry anddraft check to that. Thanks all, --This thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, please notify the moderator and reference the thread. You may also use "Start a topic" button to ask a new question. Please be sure to include what version of the PTC product you are using so another community member knowledgeable about your version may be able to assist.
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