arrange dimension to random line

[infoMZUGD]

Hello,

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

[kacper.suchomski]

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

[Alexander_Chernikov]

Hi, more detailed answer with video:

[infoMZUGD]

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

[kacper.suchomski]

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

[infoMZUGD]

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

[kacper.suchomski · Accepted solution]

Dimension Type -> Rotated

[JBerns]

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?

[SBix26]

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?

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Sam B

Inventor Pro 2023.2.1 | Windows 10 Home 22H2

[johnsonshiue]

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!

[JBerns]

@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

[IgorMir]

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.

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@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!

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[IgorMir]

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.

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@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?

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[johnsonshiue]

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!

[IgorMir]

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.