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Jogged Dimension Leader

Jogged Dimension Leader

Jogged Dimension Leader

(OP)
Hi,

  It's been a while since I used NX & I forgot to make a jogged dimensional leader.

  What are the steps (using NX 6)?

Thanks

RE: Jogged Dimension Leader

on an ordinate dimension ?

RE: Jogged Dimension Leader

(OP)
Hi Jerry1423 & Others,

  I have a Radius dimension that I would like jogged.  In some instances, I have a note with leader line that I would also like jogged.

How to do this?

RE: Jogged Dimension Leader

So-called 'jogging' of normal dimension extension lines is NOT supported in NX.  However, 'Jogging' is supported when creating Ordinate Dimensions.

Now you can add 'jogs' to the leaders of things like ID symbols and text notes.  Just double-click on the leader and when the dialog opens, in the section labeled 'Leader' you will find an option titled 'Specify Jog Position'.  Select this option and you will be able to select a point on the leader, which will create a 'handle' that can be dragged to where you need it.  You can add as many 'jogs' as you want and these handles will be available in the future whenever you edit these annotations.

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RE: Jogged Dimension Leader

You can also add a "Jog" to whatever you want using the "User Defined Symbol" called "Stretch"

RE: Jogged Dimension Leader

Or the "User Defined Symbols" called "Break15" or "Break30"

RE: Jogged Dimension Leader

If the radius is too large to dimension with your paper size & view scale, you can add a 'folded radius' dimension. It is kinda sorta like a jog.

www.nxjournaling.com

RE: Jogged Dimension Leader

Those 'User Defined Symbols' are not what I suspect anyone would consider as 'jogs'.

John R. Baker, P.E.
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Siemens PLM Software Inc.
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http://www.siemens.com/plm
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To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
 

RE: Jogged Dimension Leader

If you just gotta have the jog on a dimension you can turn off the dimension arrow and line in the Style => Dimension tab for that dimension. There are some toggle boxes in the upper left that allow you to turn off different portions of the dimension lines and change arrow types.

Once that is turned off you can create a note with only a "." for text and turn the character size down to something too small to be noticeable. Now you can associate the location of the note to the dimension so they will stay together and use the leader from the note as a substitute for the dimension line and arrow. You can add as many jogs as you want to the note leader and even add several arrows to point to multiple surfaces or whatever else you might want to do.

Keep in mind that a jog in a dimension line is not really a drafting practice that is supported by the ASME standard. I'm not sure of ISO. I would guess not, which is why NX does not have direct functionality for the practice.

Hope that helps.

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RE: Jogged Dimension Leader

In that thread I just posted you will see in the picture of the menu "specify jog position" in the "leader" menu

RE: Jogged Dimension Leader

RE: DaSalo's sugestion, you could also use expressions and have the note be associative to the feature.  In doing this, however, it is standard practice to have the leader line align radially with the radius being dimensioned.

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