Chamfer Dimension incorrect

[Anonymous]

I have a part which has a 5mm chamfer added on an edge. The adjacent edges are also chamfers 1mm

When I attempt to annotate the chafer in the drawing, I get an icorrect dimension.

During the Edge Selection, only part of the Chamfer Line is selected.

(See Screencast)

How do I annotate the correct dimension using the Chamfer Note?

[IgorMir]

Hi Tim,

Here is a screen shot which hopefully can help to answer your question.

Cheers,

Igor.

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@tewindle wrote:

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@IgorMir wrote:

Use a leader text and in the text itself - link chamfer dimension from the model.

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I like this idea. How do you find the dimension in the model if you are using the Chamfer command in the part file? I cannot find any link to it in the "model Paramaters" in the text window.

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[tewindle]

Thank you for your help; I understand the process to add the model parameter in the text window, my question is how do you identify the property that represents the Chamfer (d:xx) when you use the chamfer command in the part model? Normally in a sketch, you can identify the association of the dimension by simply double clicking the dimension, or changing the sketch dimension to "name" and this will identify the value and the associated identifier (d3=329.7). I understand that I can then, in the text window, use the d3 from the model paramaters to show up in the leader text. But, how do you find the associated d: for a chamfer created using the chamfer command and not a sketched feature in the part model? When using the chamfer command , you do not have an option to right click the chamfer and select "dimension properties", only the "properties" is a selectable option, and this only then gives a popup for Face Properties; no identifier is shown. If I go to the model tree and right click on the chamfer and select "properties", the feature properties window pops up, but their is no d: value shown. The system may be assigning a value to the chamfer, but I can't find out how to identify it. Thanks again for your help.

[blandb]

In the chamfer dialog box, where you type in your size, just type CHAM=0.25, or whatever param name you want and then the "=" sign. That is common for all areas where you can type in a value. Just put a name with no spaces "=" and then number.

FILLET=0.125

CHAM=0.25

RAD=2

Hope that helps. That keeps you from having to refer back to the FX dialog box to rename.

[tewindle]

This works perfect for ease of identification, my biggest issue is that the already created models didn't use this technique, so I am hoping there is a way to identify the d: value...but I am having no luck.

[blandb]

Edit the chamber and place the parameter name and equals sign in front of the current value and it will rename it.

[tewindle]

That is the technique I guess I am going to use, thanks for the help.

[SBix26]

In the model browser, right click on the chamfer feature and pick Show Dimensions.  The dimensions will be shown in the graphics area.  If you have Dimension Display set to Expression (as I do by default in my templates), you can read the dimension names right off the screen.  If you don't, double click on one and the dimension name is displayed in the title bar of the Edit Dimension dialog.

Or, edit the Chamfer feature and hover your cursor over the dimension-- the tool tip gives the parameter name:

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Sam B
Inventor Pro 2019.3 | Windows 7 SP1
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[tewindle]

I completely forgot about the hover option for tool tips..this works, thank you

[IgorMir]

Thanks, Sam;

That's exactly what I was going to suggest. 

Cheers,

Igor.

[sholesdarren]

Too late for OP, but in case anyone finds this useful, you can edit the Chamfer note text and insert the proper dimension. See the attached video for details.

[IgorMir]

Well, that very topic pops up every now and than. Some new Inventor users will, no doubt, benefit from your video.

Thanks.

Igor.

[tewindle]

Once you identify the "d:" that controls the chamfer, this works perfect. I think it is bad practice to modify any dimension to read a value that it is not. I actually wish inventor would identify these with a color change to the dimension. This would make checking easier at the drawing level; AutoCad Mechanical had this check feature.

[IgorMir]

Hi tewindle;

I am not quite sure why your post is having my name in "reply to:". Is it just by default or you do reply to me?

Cheers,

Igor.

P.S. A note to the moderator of the forum. What did happen to the "Quote" option? It is not here any more...

[tewindle]

Good question as it doesnt show up that way in the reply box when posting.

[SBix26]

Off-topic reply to @IgorMir : the Quote button is still there, it's now a big double quote mark (between text color and Macros).

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Sam B
Inventor Pro 2020.1 | Windows 7 SP1
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[IgorMir]

Thanks, Sam!

Who would have guessed? 🙂

Cheers,

Igor.

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@SBix26 wrote:

Off-topic reply to @IgorMir : the Quote button is still there, it's now a big double quote mark (between text color and Macros).

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Sam B
Inventor Pro 2020.1 | Windows 7 SP1
LinkedIn

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