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Sketch features not showing as fully defined

fred_earley
fred_earley Member Posts: 2 ✭
in Community Support
When I add a new feature to a sketch and then dimension it, it stays blue colored instead of turning black to indicate it is defined.  Other than the color remaining blue after dimensioning, the feature behaves like it is defined but it is just visually confusing to know which lines have been defined and which have not since the all show as blue.   Is there a setting somewhere that controls this or what could be causing this to happen?

I'm using chrome as my browser and Windows 10.

Answers

  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 6,099 image
    If you haven't added an "external" constraint (coincident constraint to the origin, planes, or other geometry) then it will float around and be under constrained.
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA
  • blob_fight
    blob_fight Member Posts: 9 ✭

    Is there possibly a setting that could force all dimension to stay as blue, under-defined?

    All my sketches are behaving this way now. They used to behave as expected for all new and past documents I edited. Now every dimension will be blue, every line and point will be grey no matter what. This is true for an new document I make.

  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 6,099 image
    https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/106632#Comment_106632

    "every line is grey" sounds like you are not actively editing the sketch? Right-click "edit sketch".

    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA
  • blob_fight
    blob_fight Member Posts: 9 ✭

    Found out it some kind of glitch with the browser, had to restart it, working normal again now.

  • david_wright998
    david_wright998 Member Posts: 3 ✭

    I've been using OnShape for a few years now. Suddently, anything I draw shows as "Sketch 1 is not fully defined." Even a simple circle or single line now has this error. What might be causing this?

  • robert_scott_jr_
    robert_scott_jr_ Member Posts: 904 ✭✭✭

    Is the simple element constrained to or dimensioned to the origin? - Scotty

  • uldema
    uldema Member Posts: 14 EDU

    Having the same issue, when using a Point it always makes the Sketch "not fully defined", it does not seem to matter how or where.

    Test: draw a square, add a point, get error.

  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 6,099 image
    edited January 2025

    Anything that is under defined is flagged, except construction line endpoints.

    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA

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