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09-09-2003 12:04 PM
In 5.3 I can create reference dimensions in sketch mode to my hearts content. They became very valuable as I would use them to determine placement of multiple features. Now, in IV 7, I have alot of trouble creating reference dimensions from adjacent features on the same surface. I have to change the way I'm working now and it has stumped me on a few occasions. Does anyone else have issues with this and is there a "new" feature I need to enable or is this the cost of progress?
*Zander, Quinn
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09-09-2003 12:28 PM in reply to:
deckart
Dennis,
Cost of progress. I assume you already noticed that the equal constraint
is has only about 20% the functionality as it did a few releases ago.
This reference dimension thing has continually given me a sore neck from
me cocking my head sideways and asking the monitor what the $&%@ it
thinks it is doing.
Sometimes you can force them.
Take a normal dim that affects the driven dim's placement and change it
to driven. Place a normal dim where you want the driven dim. Force this
normal dim to a driven dim via the styles pulldown, then change the
driven dim (that used to be a normal dim) back to a normal dim.
I was going to do a mockery of the "Single Day Productivity" slogan, but
decided against it.
QBZ
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> In 5.3 I can create reference dimensions in sketch mode to my hearts
content. They became very valuable as I would use them to determine
placement of multiple features. Now, in IV 7, I have alot of trouble
creating reference dimensions from adjacent features on the same
surface. I have to change the way I'm working now and it has stumped me
on a few occasions. Does anyone else have issues with this and is there
a "new" feature I need to enable or is this the cost of progress?
Cost of progress. I assume you already noticed that the equal constraint
is has only about 20% the functionality as it did a few releases ago.
This reference dimension thing has continually given me a sore neck from
me cocking my head sideways and asking the monitor what the $&%@ it
thinks it is doing.
Sometimes you can force them.
Take a normal dim that affects the driven dim's placement and change it
to driven. Place a normal dim where you want the driven dim. Force this
normal dim to a driven dim via the styles pulldown, then change the
driven dim (that used to be a normal dim) back to a normal dim.
I was going to do a mockery of the "Single Day Productivity" slogan, but
decided against it.
QBZ
"deckart"
news:f188b86.-1@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> In 5.3 I can create reference dimensions in sketch mode to my hearts
content. They became very valuable as I would use them to determine
placement of multiple features. Now, in IV 7, I have alot of trouble
creating reference dimensions from adjacent features on the same
surface. I have to change the way I'm working now and it has stumped me
on a few occasions. Does anyone else have issues with this and is there
a "new" feature I need to enable or is this the cost of progress?
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09-11-2003 06:15 AM in reply to:
deckart
!!!
Come on Autodesk! You just took the idea of "parametrics" and threw it out. I just want to create a reference dimension to drive another feature! You know... parametrically! IV5.3 had basically no problem performing this operation. Now it's "Failed to create linear dimension". It will not give me a simple dimension! Are we going backwords here?
Come on Autodesk! You just took the idea of "parametrics" and threw it out. I just want to create a reference dimension to drive another feature! You know... parametrically! IV5.3 had basically no problem performing this operation. Now it's "Failed to create linear dimension". It will not give me a simple dimension! Are we going backwords here?
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02-08-2012 03:31 PM in reply to:
deckart
Even now, Inventor 2010 doesn't seem to be able to use a reference dimension in an equation.
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02-09-2012 04:23 AM in reply to:
VeeGee
Post a part that illustrates the problem. I've never had a problem using driven dimensions in an equation.
Sam B
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still waiting for a foreshortened radius dimensioning tool
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02-09-2012 04:33 AM in reply to:
VeeGee
Works fine here.
I don't remember a time when it didn't?
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Still waiting for -Draft option on any Rib feature. -Properties Painter.
Still wondering why Edit Form is above Edit Feature on RMB?
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http://www.autodesk.com/edcommunity
Still waiting for -Draft option on any Rib feature. -Properties Painter.
Still wondering why Edit Form is above Edit Feature on RMB?
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02-09-2012 11:52 AM in reply to:
JDMather
You can see the values are used for the existing dimension and replacing the values with the reference dims causes there error. A cyclical constraint dependency was detected.
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02-09-2012 12:01 PM in reply to:
deckart
Must not have selected add attachment after selecting.
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02-09-2012 12:12 PM in reply to:
VeeGee
Post ipt file here - I am not familiar with interrogating image files to find logic errors.
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Still waiting for -Draft option on any Rib feature. -Properties Painter.
Still wondering why Edit Form is above Edit Feature on RMB?
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Certified SolidWorks Professional
Inventor Professional 2012 Edu 32-bit
http://home.pct.edu/~jmather/content/DSG322/inventor_surface_tutorials.htm
http://www.autodesk.com/edcommunity
Still waiting for -Draft option on any Rib feature. -Properties Painter.
Still wondering why Edit Form is above Edit Feature on RMB?
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02-09-2012 09:03 PM in reply to:
JDMather
I take it you didn't bother looking.



