-normal to- change in 2005?

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Is it my imagination, or does the "Normal To" command work differently in 2005? I thought that if I select NT more than once, it would flip the view direction for the plane being viewed? So the first selection of NT would view the the plane from the top (for example) and then selecting it again, would view the same plane from the bottom. I am pretty sure this is how it worked in 2004, or even 2005 beta. but I do not have those installed anymore to check. Or have I accidentally changed a setting somewhere that affects this.

I thought I had one of my spaceball buttons mapped to this, and it was very useful to quickly switch between view directions, also for sketching.

Thanks to anyone who can remind me of the trick if I have forgotten it!

Cheers, Daniel

P. · Accepted Answer

There has always been a trick with normal to in that when you select theface and then select another face it orients the first face normal two withthe second determinine UP. Sure you haven't run into that?

Richard Doyle · Answer

In 2004, after the steps above, you could hit the normal-to icon again andit would reverse the view. It's been removed in 2005, I hope they put itback.Richard

That70sTick · Answer

In the meantime, remember that using  + arrow rotates a view90=B0.  Two hits =3D 180=B0 --> complete flip.Richard Doyle wrote:select the

daniel · Answer

actually, I had never used that technique and only realised that you could select 2 surfaces after reading it in the help file. I always used the "simple" one step action.

daniel · Answer

So it is not my imagination! Thanks! I will send it in as a regression.

daniel · Answer

Yes, that is what I do, but it is no where near as efficient as hitting the button once to jump back and forth to the opposite side of the plane.Thanks!

Muggs · Answer

Richard, and All,I have contacted my VAR on this, and the word from SW is it will be back as of SP1, so we'll see.Muggs

daniel · Answer

Thanks - you saved me the time!I am just happy it is not my mind that is going down the tube....

Mark Biasotti · Answer

Daniel, it is a bug and has been submitted. Cross fingers for SP1.regardsSolidWorks

daniel · Answer

Thanks Mark,?and glad to see you are watching this group. Happy to know you guys at SW are on top of our concerns.All the best,daniel

Sporkman · Answer

I'll echo that and amplify.  Nice to know they've got Mark B to pound ontheir software.  Pound away, Mr. B.'Sporky'

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