dimensioning for dual intersecting lines

[rclement]

was wondering why inventor still hasnt added intersection when your dimensioning with the right mouse button

i know when you stab one line and hover over other you get intersection but when i go to second one stab the line and hover over second line i dont get that intersection option?

what am i doing wrong?

[JDMather]

I am not sure I understand -

can you attach example files?

I do get Intersection option when I right click.  (for both ends)

[mdavis22569]

After you pick 2 lines ...you can RMB and get Intersection

[rclement]

heres the file

for the first set of lines i get the intersection option via right mouse button. but for the second set of lines i do not why so?

[JDMather]

I am not familiar with dimensioning a pdf file.

I do know how to do it with Inventor files.

[rclement]

didint know you wanted ipt. here it is

[mdavis22569]

Can you post a bmp of what you're try to DIM ...or the IPT/IDW as JDMathers was saying it's hard with a PDF to do anything

[rclement]

i dont understand that i get for first set not second.got me i really must be doing something wrong

[Anonymous]

Is this what you are trying to do?

[rclement]

yes something like that except across the top of the piece where the slot is. i tried yours and got that but when i try top . i get infered intersection but not what i truly want.l i want ythis .880 dimension with out drawing a sketch to showed infered intersections

[mdavis22569]

In the past ...I've had to make a sketch in the 2d drawing view to get me to be able to do what i want... I make a point/line something that is SOOOOOO small that it can't be seen but I can attach too... This is just a work around suggestion

[rclement]

in the past ive done that myself, but inventor should have these capapbilities and it does. so if this can make my life easier why not

[JDMather]

It occured to me that you might be doing too much work.

First thing I noticed is that you have not installed Service Pack2.

Second thing I noticed is that your Sketch1 had too many dimensions - yet wasn't fully defined.

Open my ipt example and Edit Sketch1 and compare to your Sketch1.

For the drawing - simply Retrieve the Dimensions already created when creating the part - don't need to repeat work.

No need to fudge anything.

Note the simplicity of the sketch - I didn't even bother with extra work of trimming.

And the dimensions I need can be retrieved into the drawing.

And... .... the sketch is fully defined.

In most cases - Fillets should be created as placed Features rather than as Sketch entities.