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Message 1 of 17
patric.la
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Angled dimention

Hello

 

I am working with a IDW and i can not get the angled dimensios to line up with the object that is a cross beam with angled ends. I trying to put in the length of each beams. Workt in Autocad mechanical.

 

Patrik

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Message 2 of 17
cbenner
in reply to: patric.la

You're going to need to give a lot more information.  Like what release of Inventor are you using?  Post your file here or a screen shot of what you are trying to do.

Message 3 of 17
patric.la
in reply to: cbenner

Hi

 

Thanks..Ok i will try i have JPE

 

I did try in Inventor std 2013

 

First try..

 

Patrik

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Message 4 of 17
patric.la
in reply to: patric.la

Ok here it.s done with Autocad and it works good.

 

Patrik

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Message 5 of 17
JDMather
in reply to: patric.la

You will have to add a sketch construction line within the view.


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Message 6 of 17
patric.la
in reply to: JDMather

Hi..

 

Thanks ok i did try that and i am now in a 1:10 scale so i got one 10 of my dimention and then i have to over ride. If i now did it all in the right order?

Anyway i under stand this right there is a differens in Inventor and autocad. So i have to work around that.

 

Patrik

 

 

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Message 7 of 17
JDMather
in reply to: patric.la

There is nothing to override. 

Create the sketch.

Exit the sketch.

Add the dimension.

 

Attach all of youf files here.

In AutoCAD you are creating all of your documentation (2D) geometry.

In Inventor you are creating just some of it while the overwhelming majority is generated from the 3D model.


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Message 8 of 17
patric.la
in reply to: JDMather

Thanks for your time...

 

Ok i just can not find the construction command when i am in the idw sketch. I can find construction command in the part sketch.

 

I use the std 2013 inventor have i perhaps missed something? i made a mistake of using the centerline first.

 

Patrik.

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Message 9 of 17
RobJV
in reply to: patric.la

As JD has mentioned, you have to create a simple construction line.  I do support your question and you do actually raise an excellent point.  I too have drawings like the one you have shown and it would be great if Inventor caught up to Autocad in this regard.  Why should we have to create a construction line when there should be a way to simply align the dimension to the object and pick two points like you show.

 

I think it would be great for Inventor to add this feature!

 

Rob

Message 10 of 17
harco
in reply to: patric.la

I knew I had seen something similar a while back.

Bit of a search and found it.

Have a look here for julesgf solution

 

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/Dimension-Beveled-Tube-Ends/td-p/3203194/highlight/t...

 

 

Message 11 of 17
patric.la
in reply to: harco

Thanks for all the help.

 

Interesting solutions but i could not use that in my idw.

 

I can not make an construktionline in the veiw sketch. I can no find the command?  What have i missed?

Patrik

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Message 12 of 17
JDMather
in reply to: patric.la


@patric.la wrote:

I can not make an construktionline in the veiw sketch.


Attach your files here.

 


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Message 13 of 17
mrattray
in reply to: RobJV

What am I missing here? I don't see anything in those images that can't be done with standard dimension tools.

Mike (not Matt) Rattray

Message 14 of 17
patric.la
in reply to: mrattray

I am sorry to say that i can not make the dimension i need in Inventor. I can not make any constructionlines in the veiw skech. Can be that i am missing something here but there is more than my self that have tried here.

 

Thanks for all the input and i will use Autocad to do the dimension this time.

 

Regads Patrik

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Message 15 of 17
JDMather
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Attach your files here.


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Message 16 of 17
Doug_DuPont
in reply to: patric.la

I'll help you

In you idw, pick your view that you want to sketch on, make sure the view has the dotted box around it.

In the annotate pallet tab select Create Sketch. The Cross hair will become visible in the center of the view. If it does not when the view was not selected before you picked Create Sketch.

Now Select Project Geometry and select your cross beams and other lines that you will want to dimension to. After you have picked all the geometry right mouse click and say done. Now Select the line command the draw a line perpenduar at the end of the project cross beam. You won't need to add any dimensions. Now Finish the sketch mode and go back to the standard idw You can on pick the sketch line and a point at the other end of the beam to get your dimension you want.

If you need more help please ask.

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Message 17 of 17
patric.la
in reply to: Doug_DuPont

Thanks you are absolutely right it works very nice.

 

I will not use this dimension often but it allmost drive me crazy not understanding how to make it work.

 

It was very kind of you to help.

 

Patrik

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