What disables Draw Geometry and Circuit Elements in SIwave 2021R2 and how to re-enable them?

- May 9, 2022 at 11:21 am
  
  AnttiP
  Subscriber
  
  Hi,
  I have been working on PCB design with SIwave and I have a recurring problem where suddenly the circuit editing tools get disabled and I can't figure out how to re-enable them. When I reload the model they'll work a while and then get disabled again at some point.
  
  Here's an screenshot of the top ribbon with the Circuit Elements and Draw Geometry greyed out:
- May 31, 2022 at 6:18 pm
  
  Praneeth
  Ansys Employee
  
  Please provide more information about your issue to help us serve you better.
  May I know if this happens for every design or any particular design?
  All the very best Praneeth.
- January 10, 2023 at 9:03 am
  
  Amer Mesic
  Subscriber
  
  Hello,
  I have the same issue. I am not able to place circuit elements or draw geometry in any of my SIwave files. I am using 2022R2 version of SIwave thou.
  Did you find a fix for this issue?
- January 10, 2023 at 9:07 am
  
  AnttiP
  Subscriber
  
  Yes, you need to have the Top-Down View enabled form the View ribbon. If you rotate the PCB even half a degree those tools are greyed out and you can't use them.
  - March 3, 2023 at 2:11 am
    
    Christopher LaFave
    Subscriber
    
    Nice! Thank you AnttiP!
- January 10, 2023 at 9:09 am
  
  Amer Mesic
  Subscriber
  
  It works now! Thank you for the help, i was trying to find the solution to this for while now!

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