Hole Dimensioning?
Hole Dimensioning?
(OP)
Sorry for all the noob questions, trying to get up to speed on the fly.... ;/
Couldn't quickly find the correct tool to dimension holes, and had to resort to putting text leaders on them...ergh!
Looking for the proper tool/command to annotate holes using the the size, pitch, depth parameters of the hole...
Any help would be most appreciated.
Couldn't quickly find the correct tool to dimension holes, and had to resort to putting text leaders on them...ergh!
Looking for the proper tool/command to annotate holes using the the size, pitch, depth parameters of the hole...
Any help would be most appreciated.





RE: Hole Dimensioning?
RE: Hole Dimensioning?
Are you serious, or just pulling my leg?!?!
RE: Hole Dimensioning?
First off, go to your view, use MB3, and click on "Properties". Make sure your view has the "thread" button checked.
Once you have that, go to your dimension toolbar, tear it down, and select "thread dimension". You will hang a thread dimension on the hidden lines that appear in your view. They are NOT attached to the solid lines that represent your minor diameter.
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I've fiddle with that "dimension the hidden threads" widget, and wrote it off as being incorrect practice not to mention kludgy...
Is there truly no way to put a proper hole note in the correct view on a zillion dollar a seat system like this???
RE: Hole Dimensioning?
Drafting workbench is the weak link in this package. Either you'll have to do it the "incorrect" way, or live with it like the rest of us.
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Thanks for the info!
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You have to use work arounds to get what you and your customers want to see!
RE: Hole Dimensioning?
Insert + Generation + Generate Dimensions and turn on all of the options before you OK.
This will impress the boss!
RE: Hole Dimensioning?
Why would Catia have that callout (.250_28 UNF-2B.....)available in the model, but not the drawing?
Thanks,
RE: Hole Dimensioning?
When you use "generate dimension" this will bring over the thread diameter as well as the thread depth.
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I have not found an easy way of doing quit that.
One work around I have done is to link a Parameter with the thread information to the drawing, so that if you update the parameter the drawing information will update accordingly.
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To say that a mid-range modeling package is better than a high end package, means you are using both of them somewhere in the lower percentile of capability.
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Sincerely though, thanks again for the help.
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Small consolation, though - it makes the prettiest drawings, and best looking PDF's on the planet. Is that the least bit comforting?
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