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NX8.5 delete sketch dimension 3
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JohnRBaker
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Simply toggle OFF 'Auto Dimensioning' and THEN delete your unwanted Sketch Dimensions.
John R. Baker, P.E.
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John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Digital Factory
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
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Is it one of the 'auto dimensions' that you are trying to get rid of?
If so, just ignore it and place the dimension(s) that you want; the conflicting/duplicate auto dimensions will disappear automatically leaving only the ones necessary to fully constrain the sketch.
When 'auto dimensioning' first appeared I disliked it and turned it off. A while later, I decided to give it another try; now I consider it a useful tool.
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If so, just ignore it and place the dimension(s) that you want; the conflicting/duplicate auto dimensions will disappear automatically leaving only the ones necessary to fully constrain the sketch.
When 'auto dimensioning' first appeared I disliked it and turned it off. A while later, I decided to give it another try; now I consider it a useful tool.
www.nxjournaling.com
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JohnRBaker
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One of the things that Auto Dimensioning does for you, which some people have discovered and are leveraging, is that it always offers the user at least one solution to fully constrain your sketch no matter where you are in your current sketch workflow.
With that in mind, the way I've come to use it is that, first, it's OFF by default, but if I'm creating a complex sketch and after I've added all of my desired constraints and dimensions, particularly those that I consider the 'design intent', and there are still some degrees of freedom left and it's not obvious how one would finish the model or else it's not really critical how it's done just that you'd like it to be fully constrained, I THEN toggle on Auto Dimensions to quickly see what at least one solution is going to be. I can either use those new constraints by simply double-clicking them and accepting the values or I can use them as hints as to how I might go about finishing the task myself.
Anyway, that's one approach which I've found productive and which takes advantage of the strengths of Auto Dimensioning without it becoming a bit intrusive when it's really not needed or at least when it wouldn't be appreciated.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Digital Factory
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
With that in mind, the way I've come to use it is that, first, it's OFF by default, but if I'm creating a complex sketch and after I've added all of my desired constraints and dimensions, particularly those that I consider the 'design intent', and there are still some degrees of freedom left and it's not obvious how one would finish the model or else it's not really critical how it's done just that you'd like it to be fully constrained, I THEN toggle on Auto Dimensions to quickly see what at least one solution is going to be. I can either use those new constraints by simply double-clicking them and accepting the values or I can use them as hints as to how I might go about finishing the task myself.
Anyway, that's one approach which I've found productive and which takes advantage of the strengths of Auto Dimensioning without it becoming a bit intrusive when it's really not needed or at least when it wouldn't be appreciated.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Digital Factory
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
As TC/NX Admin I LOVE the auto-dimensioning. I frequently get asked about sketches that are not yet fully constrained and the user can't find anything that is missing. On some occasions the missing constrains are to a point that is no longer needed and is perhaps away from the current geometry. I have other users that run with NX like AutoCAD and simply drop lines with appropriate length and angle and apply no dimensions or constraints... In this case NX8.5 will apply real dimensions from those inputs to ensure those lines don't more around on them.
We are still running NX6 globally (I hate to say).... and I cannot wait until we are able to roll out NX8.5.3.3 paired with TC8.3.3.6 in the very near future... I intend on using this as a stepping stone to allow users to learn new NX functionality before I drop the ribbon on them as well with NX10 and TC9/10
We are still running NX6 globally (I hate to say).... and I cannot wait until we are able to roll out NX8.5.3.3 paired with TC8.3.3.6 in the very near future... I intend on using this as a stepping stone to allow users to learn new NX functionality before I drop the ribbon on them as well with NX10 and TC9/10
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