(drafting) how do I dimension to a point on a spline?
(drafting) how do I dimension to a point on a spline?
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Hi,
I am new to NX5 drafting and I have come across a situation that I could do easily in another drafting program (cough, cough, IDEAS Drafting, cough, cough) but has me stumped. See that attached picture for a simple part I made to illustrate the problem. I want an overall length dimension on the part, but NX will not let me select the overall width of the part; it tries to snap to end or spline control points. Am I missing something?
I am new to NX5 drafting and I have come across a situation that I could do easily in another drafting program (cough, cough, IDEAS Drafting, cough, cough) but has me stumped. See that attached picture for a simple part I made to illustrate the problem. I want an overall length dimension on the part, but NX will not let me select the overall width of the part; it tries to snap to end or spline control points. Am I missing something?





RE: (drafting) how do I dimension to a point on a spline?
This is an area that I hope improvements are being made.
RE: (drafting) how do I dimension to a point on a spline?
When you add dimensions there are different types of snap points that you could use but if you can't find the method that gives you the correct result than you may need to add a point to snap to and either blank it or move it to an invisible layer when you're done.
Cowski is correct dimensioning is really crying out for a point along curve method to allow that overall dimension to be more easily created.
Cheers
Hudson
RE: (drafting) how do I dimension to a point on a spline?
Hi,
you can create a tangential line to the curve and use it as dimensional reference.
RE: (drafting) how do I dimension to a point on a spline?
RE: (drafting) how do I dimension to a point on a spline?
RE: (drafting) how do I dimension to a point on a spline?
RE: (drafting) how do I dimension to a point on a spline?
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