changing dimension style
changing dimension style
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In Inventor 9, how do you change a normal dimension to a driven dimension or driven dimension to a normal dimension?
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RE: changing dimension style
Good Luck
RE: changing dimension style
The help file (driven dimensions) states:
"Only normal dimensions may be edited. To convert driven dimensions to normal dimensions, select the Style box, then click Normal. To avoid overconstraining the sketch, you might need to convert other dimensions to driven."
What is the Style box? Is this the same as the style editor?
RE: changing dimension style
If you want one dimension to be a function of another dimension (or other dimensions) there are a couple of easy ways to do that.
When placing a dimension (in a sketch) you can place that dimension, and when the edit window comes up you can click a different dimension to bring that value into this dimension (and add any mathmatic function).
OR you can go into the parameters window and in the equation field, add a function (like "2*d0+.45")...you can use most functions common to excel line SIN, and PI.
OR for even more complex problems I would link the parameters to an excel spreadsheet and do all kinds of crazy calculations to control the dimensions of a part.
I would guess that the "style box" is refering the the dimension properties that you can change when you right-click on a dimension (which is a good place to change the name of a dimension) It is a lot easier to keep track of "thickness" instead of "D22". I have found that the help files are not very up to date with the new styles information sometimes.
Sorry if I am off-base on what your goals are, I almost NEVER use the driven dimensions you are refering to.
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Simple example: flip dimension from + to -. Make any dimension driven, pull it to the other direction, make it normal back and edit the value. This way is several steps shorter than any other solution.
I am using driven dimensions and construction geometry quite a lot recently instead of making lengthy calculations. It is so much easier and saves a lot of time.
In fact some problems would be impossible to solve without using driven dimensions. For example: building adaptive springs, which change their length just as in real life is done by means of adaptive dimensions.
There are even more applications for driven dimensions by using phantom adaptive parts and exporting driven dimensions values to other parts. One can simulate very complicated movements and dependences by using these techniques.
RE: changing dimension style
It also states you can change geometry to normal but I can't find that button or pull down item either.
Depress the driven dimension button?
RE: changing dimension style
RE: changing dimension style
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