diameter dimension on detail view
diameter dimension on detail view
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I would like to put a diameter dimension on a feature located in a detail view. The feature is very small, so I need the detail at 4/1 scale in order to see it. The "other side" of the diameter is located off view. Is there a way to add this type of diameter dimension in NX? Example picture attached.
Thanks.
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RE: diameter dimension on detail view
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: diameter dimension on detail view
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RE: diameter dimension on detail view
Hope that's not too confusing.
Tim Flater
NX Designer
NX 7.5.4.4 MP2
WinXP Pro x64 SP2
Intel Xeon 2.53 GHz 6GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 2GB
RE: diameter dimension on detail view
RE: diameter dimension on detail view
Looking at some drawings we have onsite, I'd recommend making symbols, User-Defined or Custom, with at least one pointing up and one pointing down. For maximum flexibility, I'd recommend making a few with varying dimension line lengths for the double arrows; say 6-8 in total.
I did some playing around and you don't necessarily have to go through that whole process - you can dimension to any other view's Centerline that is parallel to your detail and it will double the dimension - just make sure it's the SAME Centerline as you'd have used in the above steps, just in another view. The Centerline doesn't have to be View Dependent either. Hope that isn't even more confusing.
Mess around with a Cylinder (maybe with a hole in it) and create a Detail view of one end. Throw a 2D or 3D Centerline on the parent view, then dimension to the cylinder's outer diameter (furthest edge from the parent view's Centerline).
Tim Flater
NX Designer
NX 7.5.4.4 MP2
WinXP Pro x64 SP2
Intel Xeon 2.53 GHz 6GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 2GB