Peculiar lines in a printed model

H.D. · Post by **H.D.** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 1:17 pm

Hi,

does anybody know, why I got lines (like arrows, whithout head) in a printed sketch, while they don't appear in the sketch. How can I solve this problem?
I am working whith DSS 5.3.
Thanks

Pruyn · Post by **Pruyn** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 3:11 pm

I guess these arrows are hidden in your normal view.

Next to the view selectorbox at the bottom of the screen there is the hide level select box. Normally you will see a box with the text hide in it. Click it and select show all. This way all items in a view are shown.

Now you can delete the extra arrows.

This can happen if you remove items from your view, but not from the model.

Jeroen

H.D. · Post by **H.D.** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:01 am

Thank you for your suggestion. Regrettably it did not work. I set the Hide Level on "show all" but the strange arrows did not appear in the sketch, only in the printed one. Any other suggestions. I would be very grateful.
Regards

bob@vensim.com · Post by **bob@vensim.com** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 12:12 pm

Are they straight lines, or curves? And do they connect anything?

There is a good chance the problem is printer specific. If you have another printer try using that. You can also try pasting the sketch in Word or another program and printing from there to see what happens.

H.D. · Post by **H.D.** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 12:34 pm

There are curves and they do not connect anything. On the printed page it seems as if they come from the left outside into the sketch in form of a curve almost to the right side, leaving the sketch again on the left side. I have tried to another printer but it does not fix the problem.
This very strangely curves dont appear, if I copy and paste the sketch in Word and print it therefrom.

Pruyn · Post by **Pruyn** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 4:35 pm

I know I'm just stating the obvious, but have you tried:

View->zoom->fit to screen

Although I think this normally is the auto-setting.

Jeroen

bob@vensim.com · Post by **bob@vensim.com** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:06 pm

What operating system and what printers?

I suspect this problem is occurring because some of your arrows are almost, but not quite, straight - you are probably seeing an echo of the arrow that should exist.

Try making a small sketch to see if the problem occurs there - if so post it and I will take a look.

H.D. · Post by **H.D.** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:44 am

It was a good piece of craftsmanship but finally I found the reason and the answer to the problem.
As you mentioned in your reply, Bob, the problem occurs when an arrow is almost, but not quite, straight. Even though all arrows appear in the model sketch, it can happen that the line of one arrow doesn’t appear in the printed sketch, only its arrowhead and that strange line across the printed sketch.
To fix the problem, you “just” have to found that arrowhead without a line between two variables in the printed sketch (a tricky job in a wide sketch) and then modify the curve of that arrow in the original model sketch.
Thank you, Bob, for your hint.