LARGE diameter dimension on a very small detail view...
LARGE diameter dimension on a very small detail view...
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Hi All,
Maybe this is an easy one, but I can't find any examples of it anywhere. However... It is a fairly common thing on any drawing.
Lets say you really big tube that has a wee small groove in it.
So, you create a detail view in order to clearly dimension the groove.
My question is;
How will you go about adding the groove diameter dimension on the detail view when only "one side" of the diameter is in view?
Does that make sense?
JAY
Maybe this is an easy one, but I can't find any examples of it anywhere. However... It is a fairly common thing on any drawing.
Lets say you really big tube that has a wee small groove in it.
So, you create a detail view in order to clearly dimension the groove.
My question is;
How will you go about adding the groove diameter dimension on the detail view when only "one side" of the diameter is in view?
Does that make sense?
JAY





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Thanks, but a folded rad will not work in this case.
Think "side view" diameter...I will try to add a picture shortly.
JAY
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JAY
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Use a cylindrical dimension.
Turn off one extension line (the one connected to the centerline) and change the arrowheads on that side to "double".
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Not the best method, but it works.
Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.
www.enkei.com
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I had a sneaking suspision that was the way to go, but i really hoped that there was a more elegant way to achieve this! :)
Anyhoo, what I am going to do is;
1. make a detail view that envelopes the ENTIRE part.
2. add the troublesome dimensions.
3. "re-size" the detail view to the appropriate size
4. edit the dimension settings to remove the leader from one side of the dim.
This certainly works, albeit a bit cumbersome.
If there are any other suggestions, keep em' coming!
Thanks,
JAY
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Cheers
Hudson
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Sometimes however that is not acceptable as the dimension lines are just too large across your drawing, in this case what I do is do the same as above, except I make either a copy of my view (that the detail is coming from) or create another detail view of the other side that I call a "dummy" view. Then dimension between the detail view and the "dummy" view and move the "dummy" view to adjust the spacing of the dimension. After that, change your view border of your "dummy" view so that the geometry is not visible, then edit your dim lines as above.
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No matter what type, or style of dimension I use, the difficulty is still present. The "other half" of the dimension is missing, thus there is nothing there for you to click on to create a dim. Know what I mean?
I'll put up another pic.
This pic highlights what I was trying to accomplish. Dimensions that have only ONE side of them available for clicking!
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thread561-215665: Truncating/Folding Linear Dim Extension Lines
When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. - Thomas Jefferson
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I really did not understand what you mean by "Dimensions that have only ONE side of them available for clicking!"
Why do you need otherside?
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A previous employer, had a baseline setup in their 'seed part' file, on the jet engines centerline. That way it was always there, if you needed it, for a cylindrical dimension.
-Dave
Everything should be designed as simple as possible, but not simpler.
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See attached.
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The length dimension 441.25 is not what I would call best drafting practice since unlike the diameter the assumed reference point for the other end of the dimension is not very clear. I wonder if that is why NX does not offer mainsteam support for this sort of technique.
Frankly the diameter dimension may be a good case for an enhancement as I can't see a good reason why you shouldn't be able to do that, and I don't know of an existing method that does it with great ease.
Cheers,
Hudson
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Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.
www.enkei.com
Some people are like slinkies....they don't really have a purpose, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.
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Regards
Hudson