topic Re: 3D annotations in Inventor Forum

3D annotations

AnthonyHarris90842 — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:00:45 GMT

I got a file downloaded from Festo and they have it in Inventor format.

In the assembly file they have 3D annotations with like a dog leg in it show by the red arrows.

How is this done. looked all over.

See image below

Re: 3D annotations

CGBenner — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 12:00:47 GMT

@johnsonshiue Is this possible in Inventor? I've never seen this before. Could it be something that was done in another CAD system and then exported as we see it?

Re: 3D annotations

AnthonyHarris90842 — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 12:26:44 GMT

I've never seen it as well and its a native Inventor file. Check attached files

Re: 3D annotations

johnsonshiue — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 01:11:13 GMT

Hi Anthony,

I have never seen it before either. Please attach the file. I would like to take a look.

Many thanks!

Re: 3D annotations

AnthonyHarris90842 — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 04:35:10 GMT

The original post does have the file attached in zip format

Re: 3D annotations

Gabriel_Watson — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 17:43:10 GMT

Hm, it does not seem unusual to me. You just need to RMB > change annotation plane and pick a new plane that forces it to bend that way (my test file in 2024 format is attached):

Re: 3D annotations

johnsonshiue — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 01:25:09 GMT

Hi Gabriel,

Many thanks for sharing the tips! Embarrassingly, I was not aware of this workflow at all. This is pretty cool.

Thanks again!

Re: 3D annotations

Gabriel_Watson — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 05:29:57 GMT

I wasn't either, so I took on the challenge to replicate and voilá. Glad I could help.

No embarrassment! "You bow to no one." =D

Re: 3D annotations

AnthonyHarris90842 — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 07:13:04 GMT

Hi Gabriel
Thank you very much.
Now for a little more.
Once you have changed the plane you can move the dimension around but I could not alter the bend point in the dimension line.
Hope you can magically resolve that too

Re: 3D annotations

Gabriel_Watson — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:13:31 GMT

Haha, I'm running out of magic dust here...