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adding to ordinate dimensions

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sps_cad_guy
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adding to ordinate dimensions

I have had to revise a part that someone else created at some earlier date.

They used the ordinate dimensions, which works perfectly and looks good.

I have had to add some holes to this part, but can not figure out how to add more dimensions

to the existing ones, outside of deleting the dimensions and dimensioning them all over again.

How do I add more ordinate dimensions to the existing?

As always, thank you so much for educating me.

 

Lenovo Think Pad
Windows 7 SP 1
64 Bit.
Inventor 2014 SP2
ACAD Mechanical 2014
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Cadmanto
in reply to: sps_cad_guy

As long as you have the target starting point you should be able to just select the view and the destination point and it should reference back to the already existing target point.

 

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sps_cad_guy
in reply to: Cadmanto

Thank you. I didn't realize that for the first new hole, I had to select the center rather than an edge like with the remaining holes.

 

Lenovo Think Pad
Windows 7 SP 1
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Inventor 2014 SP2
ACAD Mechanical 2014
Message 4 of 9
SBix26
in reply to: sps_cad_guy

It depends on whether they were placed as an Ordinate Dimension Set or as independent Ordinate Dimensions.  If it's a set (when you click on one it selects all of them), then right click on any one of them and choose Add Member.  If they are independent, use Scott's method.

Sam B
Inventor 2012 Certified Professional

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Mark.Valenti
in reply to: Cadmanto

I must be missing something, can anyone walk me through the steps?

-Mark

i7-7700K @4.2GHz
32 GB Ram
Nvidia Quadro 5000
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mcgyvr
in reply to: Mark.Valenti


@Mark.Valenti wrote:

I must be missing something, can anyone walk me through the steps?


@Mark.Valenti Just right click on one of the ordinate dimensions in the set you want and select "add member" then click on the location/feature you want to add another ordinate dimension member to..



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Mark.Valenti
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I figured as much, however....   http://autode.sk/2lg32UG

 

 

-Mark

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mcgyvr
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@Mark.Valenti wrote:

I figured as much, however....   http://autode.sk/2lg32UG

 

 


@Mark.Valenti Then they were created with the "ordinate" function with the origin indicator hidden and not an ordinate set..

So you just fire up the "ordinate" command.. Pick your view and select what you want.. It should honor the existing origin point..

 

 



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Mark.Valenti
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I swear that wasn't working before.....  LOL  Thanks!

-Mark

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