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Solidworks Angle from vertical

Solidworks Angle from vertical

Solidworks Angle from vertical

(OP)
I would like to know if there is anyway in solidworks to place a dimension such as the picture that I posted bellow ( link ).



I don't think there anything else to say so let me know what you think !

Thank you

RE: Solidworks Angle from vertical

Sketch a vertical line, then dimension between it and the edge.

RE: Solidworks Angle from vertical

to add to what TheTick said..........the same way it has been done in AutoCAD

RE: Solidworks Angle from vertical

(OP)
Ok thank you i though there would have been a fancier way :P

RE: Solidworks Angle from vertical

I always used the method described above.

Deepak Gupta
SW2009 SP4.1
SW2007 SP5.0
MathCAD 14.0

RE: Solidworks Angle from vertical

Alternatively, you could show one of the complimentary angles.

RE: Solidworks Angle from vertical

Actually You request a measure to something which is not there. As VERTICAL is not defined by any line, It´s impossible to measure. If you want it invisible, either do the line and after the dim i set, right-click it and hide it; or insert a plane in the model and give the edge an angle to this plane. By inserting automatic dimensions in the drawing, this dimension should appear.

Regards
Morten

Morten K. Thillemann

RE: Solidworks Angle from vertical

One other option that I have used if the length of the part allows is to use the opposite face as the vertical.

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