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Dimensions Help Please?

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Anonymous
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Dimensions Help Please?

I have a cylindrical part that has a spherical radius on the inside, with a groove cut into the spherical radius. I would like to dimension the diameter at the point where the centerline of the groove intersects the spherical radius. (see attached example). Is this possible? I can create the centerline of the groove. But I don't know how or if it's possible to dimension to the imaginary intersection. Is it possible to create a phantom or construction line in an idw?

Thanks in advance,
Richard in Houston
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Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

LMB on the view and press 'sketch'. Pick and RMB on the spherical radius segments on both sides of the groove and click Project Edges. Now make an arc and constrain it as you would in the IPT sketch environment. HTH Peer
Message 3 of 8
VChampDK
in reply to: Anonymous

LMB on the view and press 'sketch'.
Pick and RMB on the spherical radius segments on both sides of the groove
and click Project Edges.
Now make an arc and constrain it as you would in the IPT sketch environment.
HTH
Peer
Peer
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Message 4 of 8
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Thanks a ton.
I'll give that I try first thing tomorrow.
I guess my question should have been "How do I skecth inside a drawing?"
Every day I learn something that I did not even know I didn't know. 🙂

Thanks again,
Richard
Message 5 of 8
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Sorry or borrow this thread, but I have a related question.

I wanted to create a section view parallel to one of the edges in the drawing. This edge is at an odd angle. So far I have only been able to make it parallel if the section is right on top of the edge. I tried adjusting it in the sketch mode, however I could not project that edge.

A simple example would be projecting one of the sides of a Hexagon from the front view.

I must me missing something.

Pete
Message 6 of 8
VChampDK
in reply to: Anonymous

To be able to project edges you must click in the view first.
To make a section in an odd angle make a view sketch, project an edge and draw a line parallel to the projected.
RMB on this line and choose Section...
HTH
Peer
Peer
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Message 7 of 8
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

To add on to Peer's answer: in IDW, you have to RMB and choose DONE to get the selected edges to actually project. Is that what's missing? -- Rui ruivaz@cadmais.pt www.cadmais.pt "ph" wrote in message news:27823073.1076460081573.JavaMail.jive@jiveforum2.autodesk.com... > To be able to project edges you must click in the view first. > To make a section in an odd angle make a view sketch, project an edge and draw a line parallel to the projected. > RMB on this line and choose Section... > HTH > Peer
Message 8 of 8
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Yup that was it.

Thank you.

Its nice that they keep things consistent

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