topic Re: ordinate dimensioning in Fusion Support Forum

ordinate dimensioning

bblonde5QUK6 — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 23:47:04 GMT

I'm detailing a part in Fusion 360 and I can only get "ordinate dimensioning" to work in only one direction. Am I missing something?

Bruce

Re: ordinate dimensioning

jhackney1972 — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:06:11 GMT

Actually it is automatic. Once you have selected the "origin - zero" point, selecting geometry , you are wanting to dimension, and moving your cursor in the desired direction before you left click to place the dimension is all there is to it. Take a look at my Screencast (no sournd).

If you cannot figure it out, post your own Screencast to show what you are seeing.

Re: ordinate dimensioning

bblonde5QUK6 — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 14:25:15 GMT

The problem I ran into was that there was a large radius in one corner and ordinate dimensioning did not pick up on "both" edges for the Zero, Zero. It would only recognize one edge. So I had to create a small body at what would be the Corner of the edges and dimension from that. It took me awhile to figure that out.

Re: ordinate dimensioning

jhackney1972 — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 15:22:33 GMT

Next time this situation pops up, just created a sketch, in the plane of your drawing view, and place a single point where you want to attach an ordinate dimension. Once your view is created, you can make that sketch visible, from the browser in the drawing, and then use it to place your ordinate dimensions. It is a lot cleaner than making a small body.

Re: ordinate dimensioning

hanshull — Thu, 06 May 2021 18:53:29 GMT

Hi,

I have the same problem, that ordinate doesn't work if a corner has a radius. In 2D view, I make a rectangle on the object to get a sharp corner. All seems to be fine I get these two 0 & 0 out from the corner. Suddenly measuring tool doesn't think this sharp corner is a part of the object and gives me random measures. Doesn't seem to be working as baseline measuring. Am I right that the ordinated have poor functionality? Or I miss something important too?

Re: ordinate dimensioning

jhackney1972 — Thu, 06 May 2021 20:01:59 GMT

Things have changed in the Fusion 360 drawing environment since the original forum post was made. You now have the Edge Extension command to take care of the "no existent" corner because of your fillet corner instead of the sketch in the model space. Take a look at the Screencast.

Re: ordinate dimensioning

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 13:39:33 GMT

If you place your vertical ordinate dimension first on a "corner" with a radius, it will place the dimensional origin at the point where the radius meets the vertical 0 point, somewhere "inboard" on the object from where you want the horizontal 0 to be. Your best bet is to use Edge Extension to place the 0,0 where you want the origin to be and work from there. If you've already got your vertical dimensions placed, you can still drag the incorrect origin to the place where it belongs.