Dimensioning a non-orthogonal element

[ToddHarris7556]

This is slightly different than a non-orthogonal VIEW issue. 

There are two parts to it: 

a) Coordinate System : Fusion doesn't seem to allow creation of a UCS, or to control the orientation of named views. i.e. we can LOOK AT a plane, but we can't rotate the view to align to a specific edge. This might be one way to solve it - Named view in the proper orientation

b) Dimensioning : It looks like dim alignment options are limited to Hor/Ver/Aligned. 

The goal (Inventor output)

What Fusion allows (Horizontal, Vertical or Aligned options only)

We run into this pretty often, and usually export to Inventor to create these drawings. 

Any ideas would be appreciated!

Anyone have ideas?

[HughesTooling]

A workaround that allows creating a rotated named view is to create a joint origin with the correct orientation then use Look At and select the joint origin.

Mark

[HughesTooling]

Another workaround for your example above is use the rotate command to rotate the centre mark at the centre of the hole so it matches the edge you want to dimension from. Then use the muti-dimension tool, select one line from the centre mark then select the edge to dimension too.

Mark

Edit. Here's an example done in Fusion.

[ToddHarris7556]

Excellent - Thanks, Mark!

Not a perfect workaround, but totally usable. (You just have to know the angle to rotate to, which you might have to go back and grab from the model)

[HughesTooling]

Yes that's the only problem, no way to snap the rotation angle perpendicular to the edge. You can add an angle dimension to the centre mark before rotating though.

Just in case I didn't explain using the the joint origin with Look at well enough. You can set a joint origin by selecting a face then an edge like this, then use Look At and select the joint origin to align the view.

Mark

[ToddHarris7556]

Got it - both great tips. Thanks!