Offset feature Dim Display

[PieBoy]

Good morning all,

I'm fairly new to SW (2007 SP4)

I have a back ground of Proe, and like to produce models with dimensions that i can stick straight into the drawing.

My problem is when i produce a shaft with different dias, i create it with offset cuts, but these offset dimensions dont display. I want to add these dims to a design table, but cant find them anywhere. They dont even show on the drawing when i show "Model Items"

Can anyone show me the way to display these?

Thanks in advance.

Mark

 

[handleman]

There are a few features in SW that don't have any displayed dimension you can access. If I understand right, you have found one of them - extruding offset from the sketch plane. A couple others are the "move face" command and any of the "move/copy" body commands.

Have you considered modeling your shafts (and indeed any round/lathe parts) with revolve features rather than extrudes?


-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

 

[PieBoy]

I think im gonna have to. Dont like producing a cut with more sketch lines, when a circle will do.

Bit of a shame, has anyone found these dims?

 

[smcadman]

My problem is when i produce a shaft with different dias, i create it with offset cuts, but these offset dimensions dont display.

What do you mean? It sounds like you might create a 2" diameter shaft, and if you want a 1 1/2" diameter shaft, you offset the circle by 1/4" and extrude cut, is that correct?

If that is the case, why not simply make the dims configurations specific and change the diameter of the 2" to 1 1/2" and you do not need to ad the cut feature.



Flores

 

[PieBoy]

I always used to produce a shaft with multipel dia and different lenghth on Proe with offset datums to get the lenghts to show correct and parametric on the drawing, so from that practice i produce the same on SW 2007 but by using the offset from sketch then run to a depth or thro the component.

The problem being that the value of offset doesnt show, only when you edit the feature, so it cannot be used in a design table.

I have used a revolved cut now, i would prefer not too as there is alot less to go wrong with sketching one circle and extruding a cut than sketching multipul lines to revolve.

A matter of preference i suppose?!?

 

[handleman]

Why use a revolved cut? Why not just revolve the entire shaft, including different diameters, in a single sketch?

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-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)