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    Registered: ‎11-15-2012

    Setting up a point on a different layer to mark the center point of a circle

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    11-15-2012 11:19 AM

    Hello

     

    I need to find a way how to insert a point or a * on the center point of a hole and put it on a different layer. The reason for this is - I am a CAD tech for a welding shop and we cut parts out of steel and we use the dxf file format for our plasma table to cut parts. For example : if i have a 1 inch thick plate and want to put a 3/4'' hole in the plate the hole will be distorted because the hole is smaller than the material thickness. For these situation we can use the plasma table to burn a point or a dot on the center point of the hole. But to do this the point or dot must be on a different layer in the dxf. I  hope this makes sense.

     

     

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    rhasell
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    Re: Setting up a point on a different layer to mark the center point of a circle

    11-15-2012 09:35 PM in reply to: 392-95380187

    Hi

     

    What you can do is similar to the this thread:

     

    http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/How-to-Visibility-off-in-Detail-view/m-p/3664166#M45...

     

    - Create a new layer for the plasma.

    - Manually move the holes to the new layer.

       - Select lines

       - Anotate tab; Layer

       - Select the new layer.

     

    If required modify the DWG export template to use the new layers for your purposes.

     

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    Re: Setting up a point on a different layer to mark the center point of a circle

    11-16-2012 04:46 AM in reply to: 392-95380187

    Do you think it's wise to use your serial number or contract number as your user ID?  Hope I'm wrong about that, but that's what it looks like.

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