This is probably pushing the boundaries slightly and is difficult to explain in a short message but I am trying to create the shaft drawings I mentioned with very little input from a draughtsman and to standardise all the dimensions at the design stage I have created a modular shaft design with...
Thanks for your reply,
Not being funny but what do you mean "they are not placed correctly"?
I select the 2 edges and place the dimension at an appropriate position is there a better way of positioning them?
Normally I would just re-position the dimensions but I am trying to create a master...
Try www.3dcontentcentral.com user library, miscellaneous, humans and go to page 2 "jim in a hurry" is a full skeleton but I haven't downloaded it so I don't know how good it is.
You will need to register but I think it is free.
On a drawing, can the location of dimensions be locked relative to model geometry so that when a different configuration of the model is selected the drawing view updates and the dimensions are positioned correctly relative to the model.
ie. when the location of an undercut on a shaft moves...
