How to break dimensions extension lines off the sheet ?

[Anonymous]

Hello to all!
I'm new to the forum, and I joined because I like Inventor and because I hope to clarify any doubts that I have, and be able to give help to those who need it.

The issue is this:
I can't get to stay  linear dimensions in the drawing sheet, being very long the radius to dimension, as you cas see in the image attached

I would like that they were in the sheet as in this example

In particular, I don't understand how to break the view with the command "broken view" or in the other way, to be able to keep dimensions within the sheet.
In fact, to work, the command requires physical edge, and if I click anywhere outside the shape of my piece, it tells me  you didn't select any contour.

Do you know how can I do it?

Thank you so much.

I use Inventor 2014.

P.S. I hope i was clear. 🙂

[mdavis22569]

not sure but this might be what you're looking for 

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Inventor-General/Break-a-dimension/td-p/4858224

[Anonymous]

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@michaeldavis7418 wrote:

not sure but this might be what you're looking for 

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Inventor-General/Break-a-dimension/td-p/4858224

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Thanks you very much for a reply!

 
It is almost what I wanted to do, the only difference is that I wanted to break the extension lines of linear dimensions of the radius position to make them fit on the sheet.
In practice, it's as if i wanted to break the dimension of 24 1/8 of your example.

I hope to make me understand.

Thank again.

[SBix26 · Accepted solution]

Create a very tiny solid feature at the center of the radius, then you can break the view as desired.  Linear dimensions will break as you wish, but radial dimensions don't come out looking very good.

I searched in the Inventor IdeaStation forum for something like this, but didn't find anything-- perhaps you could add it?

Sam B
Inventor 2012 Certified Professional

Inventor Professional 2014 SP1 U2
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[Anonymous]

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@sbixler wrote:

Create a very tiny solid feature at the center of the radius, then you can break the view as desired.  Linear dimensions will break as you wish, but radial dimensions don't come out looking very good.

I searched in the Inventor IdeaStation forum for something like this, but didn't find anything-- perhaps you could add it?

Sam B
Inventor 2012 Certified Professional

Inventor Professional 2014 SP1 U2
Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit, SP1
HP EliteBook 8770w; 8 GB RAM; Core™ i7-3720QM 2.60 GHz; Quadro K4000M

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Hi Sbixler , sorry for the delay in replying, but I have not had time to answer these days.
However, it was just what I was looking for!
I meant just the method that you have suggested me!
I didn't know you were to create a tiny solid feature to display break dimension extension as I wanted.
That's why the "broken view" was not working.
You had to create a tiny feature that simulates the diameter to break.

Thanks so much again, and I hope I can return the favor!

[Anonymous]

And many thanks also to the others who kindly answered me!