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Centerline Control in the Drafting Package in NX2

Centerline Control in the Drafting Package in NX2

Centerline Control in the Drafting Package in NX2

(OP)
Ladies and Gentlemen,

     If want to place centerlines in a stamped metal part with a couple of semi-circle indentations in the Drafting Package in NX2 - how do go about it in the Insert - Symbol - Utility Symbols Menu?  Then again, begin UG, is there another method/menu that can be leveraged?

MSawtell

RE: Centerline Control in the Drafting Package in NX2

What view orientation are you wanting to place these in? Is it an end view (the centerlines would show up as crosshairs) or a plan view (centerline would show as a line - the axis of the 'cylinder')?

RE: Centerline Control in the Drafting Package in NX2

(OP)
Cowski,

     Crosshairs on an arc - which I have muddled through - now I am banging my head on the A, B, C options for line length and spacing for the dimensions I am linking to the centerlines.

MSawtell

RE: Centerline Control in the Drafting Package in NX2

MSawtell,

Try making dim A=2.5, then B=5 and C=10 (for metric).  Use smaller values but same ratio for English draings; i.e. A=X, B=2*A, C=2*B.  That usually works OK for my drawings with Linear Centerlines (what you call crosshairs).

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.
www.enkei.com

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