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Underlining overriden dimensions in drafting
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Underlining overriden dimensions in drafting

Underlining overriden dimensions in drafting

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I wondering if there is any way of automatically underlining any dimension in drafting that has been overridden.  I would like to see a checkbox included in either Tools > Options > System Options > Drawings> OR Tools > Options > Document Properties > Dimensions so that one can choose to automatically underline all dimensions that have been overridden in the drafting application.

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RE: Underlining overriden dimensions in drafting

Not that I know of.

What would the underline tell the machinist or inspection?

Chris
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RE: Underlining overriden dimensions in drafting

"What would the underline tell the machinist or inspection?"

It would tell them that the dimension is not to scale, per ASME Y14.5.

"Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor." - Robert Hunter
 

RE: Underlining overriden dimensions in drafting

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Any drawing having a dimension which has been overridden with a dimension not matching the model, should be immediately covered in the blood of its author.

RE: Underlining overriden dimensions in drafting

I agree ewh.
Curious what ubercad's company definition of it is.

CBL,
That would be a pint of blood.

Chris
SolidWorks 09 SP4.1
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RE: Underlining overriden dimensions in drafting

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CorBlimeyLimey, yours was the best response, but I would be satisfied with an armed escort out of the building for such offenders.      

In the 15 years I have been working there have always been those who, due to ignorance, laziness or apathy, have decided to take the easy way and cheat by overriding the dimension thereby creating an inconsistency between the drawing and the 3D model.  This has undoubtedly cost many businesses a great deal of money when one part doesn't fit with another.  In some very rare instances it may be necessary to override a dimension, but this ability has definitely been  abused, and at great costs.

I would like to see Solidworks (as well as other 3D CAD software's) make it a mandatory function that ALL overridden dimensions be underlined.
 

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RE: Underlining overriden dimensions in drafting

IMO, dim's should not be allowed to be overridden.
Just make the model work, retrain users to make it right or find another job.

Chris
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RE: Underlining overriden dimensions in drafting

I think this stems from old AutoCAD users. Those guys just changed the dimensions without a care to the what was in the drawing. They have to change their thought process in Solidworks.

Scott Baugh, CSWP pc2
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RE: Underlining overriden dimensions in drafting

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I think this stems from old AutoCAD users. Those guys just changed the dimensions without a care to the what was in the drawing. They have to change their thought process in Solidworks.  

   I cleaned up once after an idiot who exploded dimensions in AutoCAD and retyped the dimension text.  I met another mechanical designer who fantasized about what he would like to do to people who did stuff like this.  Either we encountered the same guy, or there is a group who believes in this.

   If they do this in SolidWorks, your whole solid modeling process is dead.  You might as well uninstall SolidWorks, and buy everyone a box of crayons.

   You cannot inject blood into the SolidWorks file.  Perhaps the HOWTO books on SolidWorks should be bound in sharpened steel covers so that they can be used as weapons.   

               JHG

RE: Underlining overriden dimensions in drafting

I don't know if there is a way to automatically do this.  

To the critics of this practice, there may be something that wasn't modelled correctly because of limitations of the software.  This isn't as common these days since SolidWorks can handle most shapes...but it was an issue 10 years ago.

Matt Lorono
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RE: Underlining overriden dimensions in drafting

I can understand changing a dimension on a hand drawn drawing. Time-wise, having to redraw a good portion of the drawing was just not feasible, so changing a dimension was common and accepted practice back then; But the dimension was always clearly marked with NTS (No To Scale). However, that practice was sometimes frowned upon when combined with a Clean Up (CU) note. smile

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