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arrange dimension to random line

infoMZUGD — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 09:40:43 GMT

Hello,

see attached drawing. How is it possible to allign the dimension to the line?

Re: arrange dimension to random line

kacper.suchomski — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 10:58:05 GMT

Yes, right-click when moving the dimension (before you confirm the position with the left).

Re: arrange dimension to random line

Alexander_Chernikov — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 11:32:25 GMT

Hi, more detailed answer with video:

(view in My Videos)

Re: arrange dimension to random line

infoMZUGD — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 12:36:48 GMT

Hey, thank you for your answers, but that is not what i mean. If you look at my drawing, you can see that i selected both of the outside-intersections. This causes the dimension to be in another angle, than the line of 45°.

Roy

Re: arrange dimension to random line

kacper.suchomski — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 12:38:44 GMT

Read my comment. This is the answer to your question.

Re: arrange dimension to random line

infoMZUGD — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 12:45:13 GMT

Right click, and then select what option form the menu?

Re: arrange dimension to random line

kacper.suchomski — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 12:53:20 GMT

Dimension Type -> Rotated

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JBerns — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:42:14 GMT

Rotated is not always available. I just tried by selecting two points without using Intersection.

Horizontal, Vertical, and Aligned are the only options in RMB > Dimension Type.

Why does one have to use Intersection option to get Rotated dimension type?

Re: arrange dimension to random line

SBix26 — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:35:47 GMT

Can you attach files or show video? Rotated should be an option unless your picks have precluded it (such as picking a line as one end of a dimension). What version of Inventor?

Sam B

Inventor Pro 2023.2.1 | Windows 10 Home 22H2

Re: arrange dimension to random line

johnsonshiue — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 23:24:05 GMT

Hi Jerry,

Rotate should always be available besides Vertical, Horizontal, and Align. It should just work. Maybe we got a bug here. Is this specific to a drawing or any drawing can reproduce the behavior?

Many thanks!

Re: arrange dimension to random line

JBerns — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:19:47 GMT

@SBix26 ,

I was testing on a custom (non-orthographic) view.

Retested on ortho views and the Rotated option was available.

Sorry about that.

Regards,

Jerry

Re: arrange dimension to random line

IgorMir — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:27:19 GMT

Hi Johnson,

May I ask - where the Rotate option is? Please see the attached. Or is it an option for the releases after IV2020?
Thanks,

Igor.

@johnsonshiue wrote:

Hi Jerry,

Rotate should always be available besides Vertical, Horizontal, and Align. It should just work. Maybe we got a bug here. Is this specific to a drawing or any drawing can reproduce the behavior?

Many thanks!

Re: arrange dimension to random line

IgorMir — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:57:38 GMT

In IV2020 I don't get the Rotate option no matter which way I select a geometry for dimensioning.
The only way the dimension can by placed parallel (aligned) to the oblique line is to create an auxiliary sketch. Unless I am missing something obvious here.

Cheers,

Igor.

@JBerns wrote:

Rotated is not always available. I just tried by selecting two points without using Intersection.

Horizontal, Vertical, and Aligned are the only options in RMB > Dimension Type.

Why does one have to use Intersection option to get Rotated dimension type?

Re: arrange dimension to random line

johnsonshiue — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 21:47:13 GMT

Hi Igor,

Rotate Dimension was added to Inventor 2021.

https://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2021/ENU/?guid=GUID-CC72C68D-0212-4351-ACEE-DB7577B3EF69

Many thanks!

Re: arrange dimension to random line

IgorMir — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:28:16 GMT

Thanks, Johnson.

You see - people on this forum were calling out for years for contributors to the forum to indicate - what version of Inventor they use and what version of Inventor their attached parts are. What do we have still? The same as twenty years ago. 🙂
Cheers,

Igor.