Ambiguous measurement information???
Ambiguous measurement information???
(OP)
Can someone please explain this behaviour for me please.
I measure 2 diagonal corners of a block and in the information window, it tells me that the distance in WCS XY plane is 111.8mm
I then rotate the WCS X->Y 90 degrees and then Y->Z 90 degrees which in my mind makes plane on the bottom the WCS XZ plane
However if I repeat the measurement I figure that with it being a WCS type measurement, the XZ plane should read 111.8mm but is does not, the XZ plane still reads 180.27mm. Surely the measurement should be relative to the WCS and not the ABS?
I know that there are other ways of measuring this, but some of our users still like the "old methods" and are very quick to point out things that others wouldn't necessarily see using alternative tools.
The link below is a video of the process.
http://screencast.com/t/NNZcM0Jo
I measure 2 diagonal corners of a block and in the information window, it tells me that the distance in WCS XY plane is 111.8mm
I then rotate the WCS X->Y 90 degrees and then Y->Z 90 degrees which in my mind makes plane on the bottom the WCS XZ plane
However if I repeat the measurement I figure that with it being a WCS type measurement, the XZ plane should read 111.8mm but is does not, the XZ plane still reads 180.27mm. Surely the measurement should be relative to the WCS and not the ABS?
I know that there are other ways of measuring this, but some of our users still like the "old methods" and are very quick to point out things that others wouldn't necessarily see using alternative tools.
The link below is a video of the process.
http://screencast.com/t/NNZcM0Jo
Best regards
Simon NX7.5.3 - TC 8 www.jcb.com





RE: Ambiguous measurement information???
John R. Baker, P.E.
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Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
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RE: Ambiguous measurement information???
Best regards
Simon NX7.5.3 - TC 8 www.jcb.com
RE: Ambiguous measurement information???
And before you ask, since this is not a critical issue (it does not effect the accuracy or validity of the model or any downstream results where this model is used), it's very unlikely that this fix will be back-ported to an NX 7.5 MR/MP.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
UG/NX Museum: http://www.plmworld.org/p/cm/ld/fid=209
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.