"A dimension could not becreated from the selected items"
"A dimension could not becreated from the selected items"
(OP)
I am in the process of creating a drawing that uses drawing views plus sketched lines. For some reason I can't dimension between the drawing view and the sketched lines. Is there something that I need to do to make Solidworks allow this to happen...it is very annoying.
Thanks,
CJ
Thanks,
CJ






RE: "A dimension could not becreated from the selected items"
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
CAD Administrator
SW '07 SP2.0, Dell M90, Intel 2 Duo Core, 2GB RAM, nVidia 2500M
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RE: "A dimension could not becreated from the selected items"
Chris
SolidWorks 07 4.0/PDMWorks 07
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 04-21-07)
RE: "A dimension could not becreated from the selected items"
Steven Danasko, CSWP
SolidWorks 2007 - SP2.2
UG NX3
Pro/Engineer Wildfire 2.0
RE: "A dimension could not becreated from the selected items"
What if I had a pre-existing view (that included a sketch) and I pulled in a view of a different component?
To give you better idea, I am creating a drawing of a cable assy. I had an exisitng drawing that I could use to create the new drawing, so I just used the current drawing and pulled in a drawing view of another connector, which is "attached" to the other end of the cable. I want to dimension the distance between the connectors.
Is that possible?
RE: "A dimension could not becreated from the selected items"
I am confused, why not create an assembly drawing that has both connectors. That way you are working with one view, and you can create your dimension in this one view.
Cheers,
RE: "A dimension could not becreated from the selected items"
BTW, at my company, we make cable drawings just like this. It's quick, easy and simple.
Also, put in an enhancement request that allows dimensioning across multiple drawing views. SolidWorks is already aware of this need...they just need more votes on the issue to know it's important enough to put resources into making it happen.
Matt
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
sw.fcsuper.com
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