Detailed view
Detailed view
(OP)
Is it possible to "lock/constrain" a detailed view into a position. I have shafts etc. that have generic dimentions the only thing that changes is the length. So I just want to change the configuration to the right length in my drawing.
My problem is my detailed view doesn't follow the shaft as it gets longer.
I have a pic but I don't see how to post it.
SW 2005 SP3.0
Thanks
My problem is my detailed view doesn't follow the shaft as it gets longer.
I have a pic but I don't see how to post it.
SW 2005 SP3.0
Thanks






RE: Detailed view
Why don't you use a Vertical Break on your shafts that should help in the control, but it still will not lock the view on the sheet.
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Scott Baugh, CSWP
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RE: Detailed view
Chris
grunt58 (Mechanical)
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We're trying to automate simple stuff like this. We're hoping to write some VBA to open the default drawing change the configuration and save as.
Heckler (Mechanical)
Grunt,
grunt58 (Mechanical)
(OP)
Heckler,
Heckler (Mechanical)
Constrain it to the solid geometry or dimension it to the same edges you dimensioned the sketch then tie the two dimensions together with an equation so the values are the same.
grunt58 (Mechanical)
(OP)
I figured it out (atleast I hope I did). When you start the circle for a detailed view you can "grab" points mid point ect.. So I set the center of my detailed view to the mid point of one of the cuts.
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RE: Detailed view
I'm trying to find way to have a default dimensioned DWG and use it for all my shafts and the only dim it needs is the length.
I'm thinking now on the lines of a default DWG with an XX for the length and using VBA to fill in some sort of excel table.
ctopher right clicking locks the drawing view not the detailed view as far as I know.
thanks
RE: Detailed view
When you say lock/constrain a detail view....what you want is the detailed view to stay with the feature you're trying to get the details from? So if, lets say, the clip ring groove is in a different position along along a shaft that has multiple configurations? If you constrain the sketch used to create the detail view to the feature it will travel to it new location. For example, I have a #6-32 UNC-2B hole crossed drilled in a 3/8" Dia rod. The feature is located 1.ooo inche from the end in configuration -001 but in -002 it's located 3 inches from the end....the detailed view moves with the feature.
I hope this is what you're looking for....again I'm answering post before I've had my coffee
Best Regards,
Heckler
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
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RE: Detailed view
I think thats what I want to do. I want my detailed view to follow the cuts in the shaft as it gets longer. How in a drawing do I "constrain the sketch used to create the detail view to the feature it will travel to it new location"?
How do I constrain my detailed view in my drawing to the sketch in my part?
RE: Detailed view
Best Regards,
Heckler
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
SW2005 SP 2.0 & Pro/E 2001
Dell Precision 370
P4 3.6 GHz, 1GB RAM
XP Pro SP2.0
NIVIDA Quadro FX 1400
o
_`\(,_
(_)/ (_)
Do you trust your intuition or go with the flow?
RE: Detailed view
So far it is following as my lengths change.
Thanks for your help
P.S. I hate when its such an easy answer. Guess I rushed.