How do I turn on the function that tells you what Alibre wants next?

[conservativetrolls]

Trying to do a revolve that I've done dozens of times before, revovle but nothing else besides the enclosed

 

[Ralf]

You have used: Revolve Cut (Remove Material)
In other words, you have made a hole in the air.
With Revolve Boss (Add Material) you can create what you have in mind.

 

[HaroldL]

I borrowed your image:

 

[conservativetrolls]

thank you ever so much I finally figured out what i was doing!!!

 

[conservativetrolls]

i'm wrestling with is this "When i import a step file and it is oriented in the wrong way how do I change the orientation so that when it enters the assembly space it's in an a complimentary angle?

 

[HaroldL]

When you bring a part into an assembly you can use constraints to position it. OR use Component Placement to move and orient it the way you want.



It's been suggested before to start a New Part and import the model as a Boolean Unite then reorient the model as needed and save it with its new orientation.

 

[conservativetrolls]

thank you ever so much!!

 

[conservativetrolls]

the issue I'm having is this!! As the drawing grows in complexity, sometimes the parts will flip back to their original orientation!!! So I thought that if I change the orientation before I'm using thta would help!!

 

[HaroldL]

There is a flip option on the constraint tool next to the Geometry selection box if that helps.
You can also select the part then use Shift/Drag to rotate the part in the assembly workspace.
Do you have a screen shot to show the issue?