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AutoCAD Dimension Help

AutoCAD Dimension Help

AutoCAD Dimension Help

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I've been trying to figure out these CMM measurements on concentricity by making a model in AutoCAD in 3D space.  The problem is in AutoCAD when I take a linear or ordinate dimension of a line in 3D space from point (2.4078,2.8863,18.6762) to (2.5097,2.9879,18.6775) CAD give me a distance of about .0923 inches.  Throwing these points into the distance equation Sqrt((2.4078-2.5097)^2+(2.8863-2.9879)^2+(18.6762-18.6775)^2) I get a value of .143902.  I figured it was some sort of scale problem so I looked in the dimesion style menu and under primary units I have a Scale Factor of 1.000 and under DIMLFAC it is also set to 1.000.  So I have no idea where AutoCAD is getting this number from.  Please help

Thanks
Josh

RE: AutoCAD Dimension Help

I don't know what you did wrong, but you did. Autocad gives me the exact same dimension as your calculation. May be you have Object Snap set wrong.

RE: AutoCAD Dimension Help

I draw a line between these two points and it comes exactly .143902 long.

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RE: AutoCAD Dimension Help

I think the dimension reports the distance in the current UCS, not 3D distance.

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