Drawing Dimension

[hato54]

I can't find out how to draw the dimension from center to the outer tap.

Is it possible?

/Håkan

[HughesTooling]

Doesn't seem like you can, the dimension tools don't recognize midpoints or perpendicular, same situation in this example. no way to dimension from centre to angled line.

In your drawing you should be able to add a linear dimension from the centre to the end point of the top lug.

Mark.

[burnandreturn]

I didn't try it but could you add a point to the line using a perpendicular reference line to locate where to put the point and then dimension between the circle center and the new point?

[burnandreturn]

Forget what I wrote.  I fogot you can't actually draw in the drawing module.  What a joke of a module is the drawing module.

[Jon.Dean]

Hi Hakan,

This is one method, check out my screen-cast.

Jon.

[HughesTooling · Accepted solution]

Hi Jon

Try rotating the model 45°, then there's no way to dimension because the dimension is not linear with the tab at 45°. An aligned dimension is not correct because it needs to be from the midpoint not an end.

Mark

[hato54]

Thanks, I tried to choose the "top tab" then it works.
I think the Fusion team had some work to do regarding the drawing features.

/Håkan

[HughesTooling]

This sort of problem has been brought up before a few times. Here's another one that does't work, there's no way to dimension between the 2 parallel lines.

[cmiller66]

Thanks for the feedback guys.  

Håkan,

Your dimension ot the top tab worked because it's creating a vertical line, as you've discovered we do not (yet) support perpendicular snaps (or associative sketch geometry) to create your original dimension.  You're also correct that we're not done with drawings and still have work to do.  These items are on our roadmap but I will forward this thread to the team as a reminder.  

Mark,

For that parallel dimension, the single dimension tool should already work for that case if you select the first line (not end points) then select the other line.  We have an item in the backlog to apply the correct dimension extension line offset when a dimension is placed like this, currently the origin points will be the points on the line where you selected.

Thanks,

Chris

[HughesTooling]

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@cmiller66 wrote:

Mark,

For that parallel dimension, the single dimension tool should already work for that case if you select the first line (not end points) then select the other line.  We have an item in the backlog to apply the correct dimension extension line offset when a dimension is placed like this, currently the origin points will be the points on the line where you selected.

Thanks,

Chris

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Thanks Chris I missed that. I tried it between a line and circle but that didn't work, didn't think to try between those 2 lines.

Mark