×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

How to make an NX arc length dimension look like an I-deas arc length dimension

How to make an NX arc length dimension look like an I-deas arc length dimension

How to make an NX arc length dimension look like an I-deas arc length dimension

(OP)
Is there any way to make the arc length dimension in NX look like the arc length dimension in I-Deas? I've included a screen shot comparing the two. I know that, if the dimension is interior to the arc it will look like I-Deas but I want it to be exterior to the arc, as shown in the picture.

RE: How to make an NX arc length dimension look like an I-deas arc length dimension

(OP)
OOPS, sorry, NX7.5 is currently used.

RE: How to make an NX arc length dimension look like an I-deas arc length dimension

(OP)
And yes, I know that length is not spelled lenght but I had already posted before I saw the error. Got in a hurry and didn't preview the post or picture.

RE: How to make an NX arc length dimension look like an I-deas arc length dimension

Your picture is pretty dark but I think I see what you're getting at.

Well, we've been down this road several times before and what you have there is a NON-standard dimension. NX only creates STANDARD Arc Length dimensions. Here's the link to the last time this was discussed:

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=307523

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

RE: How to make an NX arc length dimension look like an I-deas arc length dimension

(OP)
Your quite correct, I was wanting to make a non-standard dimension if there was a way to override the settings. I didn't think that it could be changed but maybe thought I'd ask in case someone had found a way to do it.

Thanks John

If you can answer, are you going to any RUGs this year?

RE: How to make an NX arc length dimension look like an I-deas arc length dimension

I'm already committed to nine of them with a few more yet to be finalized. Where are you located?

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

RE: How to make an NX arc length dimension look like an I-deas arc length dimension

(OP)
I'm in St. Louis, MO

RE: How to make an NX arc length dimension look like an I-deas arc length dimension

Yes, that's one that's already scheduled for Tuesday October 28th, and yes, it's one that I've been asked to present at.

See you there (make sure you identify yourself so that we can put a face with the moniker).

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

RE: How to make an NX arc length dimension look like an I-deas arc length dimension

(OP)
Great, look forward to seeing your presentation. I'll be sure to say hello before you get out.


Scott

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources