diving dimensions in drafting sketch
diving dimensions in drafting sketch
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Dimensions in a sketch are behaving erratically. I want to position a sketch to the edge of the model as a location to stamp a part number, however, when i select the sketch and the edege when applying the dimension, it says that some objects cannot be used to create driving dimensions, however it was working fin last week. Can any body help please?
Best regards
Simon NX7.5.2 - TC 8 www.jcb.com





RE: diving dimensions in drafting sketch
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: diving dimensions in drafting sketch
Some of the edges may get renamed as new features are added ~ also make that sketch the "current feature" and work with it from there, it may be easier to see what is going wrong
RE: diving dimensions in drafting sketch
Best regards
Simon NX7.5.2 - TC 8 www.jcb.com
RE: diving dimensions in drafting sketch
However, there is something which you can do which will give you exactly what you're looking for. Select the view you wish to create your sketch in (this can be done before or after the sketch has actually been created), press MB3, select 'Style'. Now while in the General tab, set the 'Extracted Edges' option to 'Associative' and hit OK. You can now go ahead and add Driving Dimensions between any of the Sketch objects and the edges of the model as seen in that view. And since the 'Extracted Edges' are associative, any changes in the model will be reflected in the Drawing and the Sketch will update accordingly.
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.com/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: diving dimensions in drafting sketch
I tried that with the extracted edges and it didn't work, it still gives me the same problem of no option to create a driving dimension.
Best regards
Simon NX7.5.2 - TC 8 www.jcb.com
RE: diving dimensions in drafting sketch
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.com/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: diving dimensions in drafting sketch
Also make sure you are selecting the view prior to changing the style or creating the view after setting it in preferences.