How do you align dimension in IDW

[Anonymous]

Hi
I want to dimension 2 holes that are on a 15 degree angle and the dimension
is to be inline with a
line on a 12 degree angle.
How is this done.

--

Lester Martin
Reist Industries Inc.

[flash]

Create a sketch in the view and dimension from that.

[Anonymous]

I have probably misunderstood what you are after, but here goes anyway. Can
you use the centerline tool, the icon looks like this: +---+ (it is named
ambiguously IMO) pick both holes RMB create. And dimension from cline to
cline?

--
Cory McConnell
BJ pipeline Inspection

[Anonymous]

That's not what I wanted to hear, but if that's the
way it has be so be it.

Thanks any way.

I was hoping for some RMB

style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">

"flash" <
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Create
a sketch in the view and dimension from that.

[Anonymous]

This is what I mean.
I did this the way Flash explained it with sketch line.
If your way works then I'm not following


"Cory McConnell" wrote in message
news:6B8254FD64CAA8146650855F91B67076@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> I have probably misunderstood what you are after, but here goes anyway.
Can
> you use the centerline tool, the icon looks like this: +---+ (it is named
> ambiguously IMO) pick both holes RMB create. And dimension from cline to
> cline?
>
> --
> Cory McConnell
> BJ pipeline Inspection
>
>

[Anonymous]

I did misunderstand. I thought you wanted your dim line parallel to the
cline of the holes.

--
Cory McConnell
BJ pipeline Inspection

[Anonymous]

If I understand you correctly, even though the c-line through all the
holes is not parallel to the edge, you want to dimension the holes
center-to-center, perpendicular to the edge of the part.

The attached file illustrates one way this can be done. The holes along
the right edge of the part are not parallel to the edge. Place
centerlines in each hole you want to dimension, RMB on centerline, edit,
select 'align to edge'. Now when you dimension between c-lines the
dimension will measure hole to hole, perpendicular to the edge of the part.


Lester Martin wrote:

> Hi
> I want to dimension 2 holes that are on a 15 degree angle and the dimension
> is to be inline with a
> line on a 12 degree angle.
> How is this done.
>

--
Hal Gwin
Mechanical Designer
Xenogen

W2K SP4
Dell Precision 650
Dual 2.66 GHz Xeon
1.5 GB DDR
Quadro4 900 XGL
nVidia 6.14.10.4403 w/registry update
Dell UltraSharp 19" LCD

[Anonymous]

Thank You
That's more like it.

"Hal Gwin" wrote in message
news:FF4D30848E86ADF942B5C6B50AAB1A13@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> If I understand you correctly, even though the c-line through all the
> holes is not parallel to the edge, you want to dimension the holes
> center-to-center, perpendicular to the edge of the part.
>
> The attached file illustrates one way this can be done. The holes along
> the right edge of the part are not parallel to the edge. Place
> centerlines in each hole you want to dimension, RMB on centerline, edit,
> select 'align to edge'. Now when you dimension between c-lines the
> dimension will measure hole to hole, perpendicular to the edge of the
part.
>
>
> Lester Martin wrote:
>
> > Hi
> > I want to dimension 2 holes that are on a 15 degree angle and the
dimension
> > is to be inline with a
> > line on a 12 degree angle.
> > How is this done.
> >
>
> --
> Hal Gwin
> Mechanical Designer
> Xenogen
>
> W2K SP4
> Dell Precision 650
> Dual 2.66 GHz Xeon
> 1.5 GB DDR
> Quadro4 900 XGL
> nVidia 6.14.10.4403 w/registry update
> Dell UltraSharp 19" LCD
>


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