Make a diameter-dimension in a sketch

[christian.akesson]

When making a revolve I always want to dimension most of the geometry as diameter.

I can make a symetric point on the other side and use it to make a dimension that is double the distance of the radius.

But is this really the only way to do it in Fusion360?

[christian.akesson]

Thank you for the solution.

In your video you are using a construction line as center-line.

But it works with a regular line too.

Perfect!

[Anonymous]

Does anybody know why this 7.0 in Dia dimensional line is not connected to the sketch line itself.

Thanks

[dieselguy65]

you mean that top line with the 7 inch designation?

its not part of the sketch, its the dimension of the sketch.

its not supposed to be connected to it

[Anonymous]

Take a look a the video above again please. It is supposed to be connected.

Thanks

[dieselguy65]

there is no 7 inch line in your video that i see.

those sketch dimension lines shouldnt "connect" to the sketch, they arent part of it, just dimension

[Anonymous]

Perhaps I used the wrong word. Not "connected" but "in-line/Collinear".

This has been resolved in other post.

Thanks

[Anonymous]

What it should have been - Right vs Wrong. (See attached pics)

Thanks to @laughingcreek in another post.

I'm new here so have not figured out how to quote another post.

I thought I tagged him here so any one running into this issue could find solutions.

Thanks everyone.

[Anonymous]

Sure wish they would have added a hotkey... have to right click EVERY time and if you go to fast it breaks the workflow.

[dieselguy65]

Added a hotkey, for the dimension command?
You mean like pushing 'D' key on keyboard.
Or assigning a spare mouse key to it.

That's what I been doing.

Brian.

[laughingcreek]

I think he means for creating a diameter dimension, you have to right click to bring up the marking menu-

[TheCADWhisperer]

@Anonymous 

You are picking the lines in wrong order.

Always pick the center line first.

Can you File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?

Pick Order 1 and then 2

[laughingcreek]

hopefully in the 3 years since @Anonymous  posted the original question he has figured it out.

[Anonymous]

No, to toggle to diameter dimension. In Inventor you can actually define a line as a center line and all dimensions snapped to it are automatically set to diameter.

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@Anonymous wrote:

In Inventor you can...

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The Fusion 360 3D CAD design app is the new metaphor for >>designing differently<< and efficiently.

[nathanstryon]

Any new way to set diameter measurement as the default?

[HughesTooling]

There's now an option to create a centre line in a sketch. Dimensions from this will all be diameters.