Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
(OP)
I've come across this constantly...
Let say I have two center lines 45º apart.
When I go to measure them I normally get a measurement of 225º or alternatively 135º.
If I play around long enough I can finally get 45º. I thought it was something as simple as what side of the line I measure from but I cannot determine NX's method for determining this value.
Anyone? ;)
Thanks for putting up with me silly noggin.
Keegan
Let say I have two center lines 45º apart.
When I go to measure them I normally get a measurement of 225º or alternatively 135º.
If I play around long enough I can finally get 45º. I thought it was something as simple as what side of the line I measure from but I cannot determine NX's method for determining this value.
Anyone? ;)
Thanks for putting up with me silly noggin.
Keegan





RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
To get the 45 deg. angle you want, select the outer end of the first line, then the outer end of the next line counterclockwise from the first line.
The end of the line that you select will change the angle measurement from 45 to 135.
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RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
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RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
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RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
Maybe I am missunderstanding the question, but I have always just picked to outermost end of the lines and I get the angle I want all the time. If you look at the two points option for dimensioning an angle and play with that you will see that for each line, you pick three points, that start of the line, the vertex, and then the direct for the vector. If you are using the existing line option, you only have to pick the end of the line furthest from the vertex.
Hope this helps,
Rick
RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
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RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
Analysis -> Measure Angle...
...correct?
If so, I suspect that you may be using the Measurement 'Evaluation Plane' option of '3D Angle', correct?
Have you tried to use the 'True Angle' option instead?
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
"Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor." - Robert Hunter
RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
I too am living with it but I just was hoping maybe there was a better method to it instead of Select, select, delete... Select, select, delete... Select, select, delete... Select, select, YES!
;)
Thanks!
Keegan
RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
Could you provide us at least a picture of what it is that you're working with?
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
"Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor." - Robert Hunter
RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
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RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
Anyway, maybe I am assuming too much as well, but every time I have had trouble with measuring angles, its because I picked the wrong end on the line. Always pick the end away from the vertex.
Rick
RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
Simply I just want the 45º but no matter how or where I select it, I get the 135º (or 225º) dimension almost every time but if I keep saying to my PC "I think I can, I know I can!" it will finally figure out what I am asking for.
(My mom taught me that if you talk nice to your junk cars they will start for you (oh yeah... even in the winter!) I've just transferred the that little valued nugget into the world of drafting.)
That's a joke son... a joke!
:)
Keegan
Oh and on a side note, someone mentioned using a macro to automatically update the Moment of Inertia on a print in another post http://www
Anyone have any ideas on that?
RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
Anyway, try to select the Centerline elements as I've recommended and see if that helps.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
This is what I'm seeing using the line pick method. If I keep trying alternate picks, I may get what I'm looking for, but I usually give up and do the two point method.
"Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor." - Robert Hunter
RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
My suggestion is "Alternate Quadrant" (as apposed to "Alternate Solution")
If all 4 possibilities we presented... problem solved!
I know, I know... Easy for me to say!
Thanks!
Keegan
RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
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RE: Dumb Question - What method determines what angels I am measuring?
"Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor." - Robert Hunter