0" Dim?

[Anonymous]

Maybe this never worked??? but I have a sketch that had a 0" dim between a projected point
and a sketch line. The projected point got sick, so I am replacing it and I can't make a
0" dim unless I stretch the sketch line away so that the dim starts out as more than 0.
Not a real big deal, other than it is a disruption of workflow.....took me a minute to
figure out what was going on.

PS I know all about constraints 8^) In this case I want a dim.

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Kent
Member of the Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program

[Anonymous]

I have always had problems dimming 0 if the line or point is in place
already. I had to drag the point or line a way.

Kathy Johnson

"Kent Keller" wrote in message
news:BA5340B2D5E7C2398070F2751C072767@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Maybe this never worked??? but I have a sketch that had a 0" dim between a
projected point
> and a sketch line. The projected point got sick, so I am replacing it and
I can't make a
> 0" dim unless I stretch the sketch line away so that the dim starts out as
more than 0.
> Not a real big deal, other than it is a disruption of workflow.....took me
a minute to
> figure out what was going on.
>
> PS I know all about constraints 8^) In this case I want a dim.
>
> --
> Kent
> Member of the Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program
>
>
>

[Anonymous]

yep, me too..always been that way,

why not use a constraint? you want to change it later? then which way it
goes is random (just can't win)

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Sean Dotson, PE
http://www.sdotson.com
...sleep is for the weak..
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"KJohnson" wrote in message
news:A8CC9AE9BE64BF15AF7C28C8649C9D7F@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> I have always had problems dimming 0 if the line or point is in place
> already. I had to drag the point or line a way.
>
> Kathy Johnson
>
> "Kent Keller" wrote in message
> news:BA5340B2D5E7C2398070F2751C072767@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > Maybe this never worked??? but I have a sketch that had a 0" dim between
a
> projected point
> > and a sketch line. The projected point got sick, so I am replacing it
and
> I can't make a
> > 0" dim unless I stretch the sketch line away so that the dim starts out
as
> more than 0.
> > Not a real big deal, other than it is a disruption of workflow.....took
me
> a minute to
> > figure out what was going on.
> >
> > PS I know all about constraints 8^) In this case I want a dim.
> >
> > --
> > Kent
> > Member of the Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program
> >
> >
> >
>
>

[Anonymous]

Thanks.. I kind of figured that... but since this may be the first 0" dim I have ever used
in Inventor I wasn't sure .8^)

--
Kent
Member of the Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program


"KJohnson" wrote in message
news:A8CC9AE9BE64BF15AF7C28C8649C9D7F@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> I have always had problems dimming 0 if the line or point is in place
> already. I had to drag the point or line a way.
>
> Kathy Johnson

[Anonymous]

For what it's worth, I was always taught to avoid using zero length
dimensions in parametric modeling, more times then not it will lead to
errors, or some other problem down the line.

kp





"Kent Keller" wrote in message
news:BA5340B2D5E7C2398070F2751C072767@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Maybe this never worked??? but I have a sketch that had a 0" dim between a
projected point
> and a sketch line. The projected point got sick, so I am replacing it and
I can't make a
> 0" dim unless I stretch the sketch line away so that the dim starts out as
more than 0.
> Not a real big deal, other than it is a disruption of workflow.....took me
a minute to
> figure out what was going on.
>
> PS I know all about constraints 8^) In this case I want a dim.
>
> --
> Kent
> Member of the Autodesk Discussion Forum Moderator Program
>
>
>