How to do repetitive basic dimension?
How to do repetitive basic dimension?
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I'm a recent Pro-E to UG user and having a problem with how to do a repetitive basic dimension in UG6. I've created an angular dim(78°) and made it basic, I want it to read 26X 3.000° = 78.000° with both angular dims being basic. Is this possible? Thanks for the help.





RE: How to do repetitive basic dimension?
<&70><+>26<+><&90> X <&70><+>3.000<$s><+><&90> =
RE: How to do repetitive basic dimension?
If the 78° and the number of instances are parameters in your model, you can set up an expression (angle/num instances) to calculate the angular division. You can then use these expressions in your note to make it fully parametric (add expressions from the relationships tab of the text editor). If the total angle and/or number of instances change, the angle division expression will update and your note will follow accordingly.
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RE: How to do repetitive basic dimension?
After you place the dimension (and you can do this WHILE you're creating the dimension by clicking MB3 and picking the appropriate options I'm about to outline), double click the dimension to bring it into Edit mode (or MB3 -> Edit on the dimension). This should bring up the Edit Dimension dialog. Click on the Text icon and you will see an Editor for Annotation. Click the green arrow pointing left (the Before icon to place the Annotation before the Dimension) and enter the following EXACTLY: 3X <&70><+>26<$s><+><&90> =
Click OK and you should see what you want.
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RE: How to do repetitive basic dimension?
Enter 26X <&70><+>3<$s><+><&90> =
Tim Flater
NX Designer
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WinXP Pro x64 SP2
Intel Xeon 2.53 GHz 6GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 2GB
RE: How to do repetitive basic dimension?
...then you simply need to add the appropriate Appended Text, both prior to and after the Basic Dim. In the case of the Appended Text after the dim, use the text string: = <&70><+>78.000<$s><+><&90>
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RE: How to do repetitive basic dimension?