Strange Fillet Tangent Generation

[Curtis_Waguespack]

Hi Everyone,

I just noticed this strangeness. Can anyone explain the weirdness with the way the tangent line is being generated?

Attached are some example 2017 files. Note that I could reproduce this in 2015, on a different machine, also (didn't try in 2016).

@johnsonshiue do you happen to know if this is an known issue?

Thanks,

Curtis

[Curtis_Waguespack]

Hi Everyone,

I just noticed this strangeness. Can anyone explain the weirdness with the way the tangent line is being generated?

Attached are some example 2017 files. Note that I could reproduce this in 2015, on a different machine, also (didn't try in 2016).

@johnsonshiue do you happen to know if this is an known issue?

Thanks,

Curtis

[Mark.Lancaster]

@Curtis_Waguespack

I was thinking I saw this before but I don't remember if there was a solution or not.  I will dig through some old notes..  Perhaps its your highlighting skills that's causing it..     But I have to say much better this time. 

[Mark.Lancaster]

@Curtis_Waguespack

I was thinking I saw this before but I don't remember if there was a solution or not.  I will dig through some old notes..  Perhaps its your highlighting skills that's causing it..     But I have to say much better this time. 

[Curtis_Waguespack]

Thanks Mark!

While you're digging, you don't happen to know if there is an Idea post for being able to create a dimension between a line and a tangent of an ellipse as shown in this image do you? I searched but didn't come up with anything.

This dimension currently requires a "helper sketch"

As for my highlighting skills, I've been staying up late and practicing with my box of crayons to get better at this. I've got a nice coloring of a goose riding a motorcycle on the fridge now, and I only went out of the lines 43 times, so that's a big improvement.

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

[Curtis_Waguespack]

Thanks Mark!

While you're digging, you don't happen to know if there is an Idea post for being able to create a dimension between a line and a tangent of an ellipse as shown in this image do you? I searched but didn't come up with anything.

This dimension currently requires a "helper sketch"

As for my highlighting skills, I've been staying up late and practicing with my box of crayons to get better at this. I've got a nice coloring of a goose riding a motorcycle on the fridge now, and I only went out of the lines 43 times, so that's a big improvement.

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

[johnsonshiue · Accepted solution]

Hi Curtis,

This is a bug. The fillet edges are not properly represented in the drawing. The workaround is to change the fillet type from Tangent Fillet to Smooth G2 Fillet. I will report it as a defect and work with project team to resolve it.

Many thanks!

[johnsonshiue · Accepted solution]

Hi Curtis,

This is a bug. The fillet edges are not properly represented in the drawing. The workaround is to change the fillet type from Tangent Fillet to Smooth G2 Fillet. I will report it as a defect and work with project team to resolve it.

Many thanks!

[Mark.Lancaster]

@Curtis_Waguespack

To avoid the helper sketch.. Right mouse click on the dimension in the left view, select move dimension and select your right view.

[Mark.Lancaster]

@Curtis_Waguespack

To avoid the helper sketch.. Right mouse click on the dimension in the left view, select move dimension and select your right view.

[Curtis_Waguespack]

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@Mark.Lancaster wrote:

To avoid the helper sketch.. Right mouse click on the dimension in the left view, select move dimension and select your right view.

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That would be great suggestion... had I not already tried it and it didn't work.

It kicked back "no compatible connection point" or something along those lines.

Did you get the move to work?

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

[Curtis_Waguespack]

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@Mark.Lancaster wrote:

To avoid the helper sketch.. Right mouse click on the dimension in the left view, select move dimension and select your right view.

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That would be great suggestion... had I not already tried it and it didn't work.

It kicked back "no compatible connection point" or something along those lines.

Did you get the move to work?

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

[Curtis_Waguespack]

Thanks johnsonshiue!

[Curtis_Waguespack]

Thanks johnsonshiue!

[Mark.Lancaster]

@Curtis_Waguespack

Yes it worked.  I deleted the dimension and did the same workflow and it failed like you said.  So I said to myself what did I do the first time.

Then I realized I was being lazy...  I was going to say something about highlighting skills but... 

It works when you pick your dimension points like this..

  So yeah that's not really a viable solution..  Sorry my bad.. 

[Mark.Lancaster]

@Curtis_Waguespack

Yes it worked.  I deleted the dimension and did the same workflow and it failed like you said.  So I said to myself what did I do the first time.

Then I realized I was being lazy...  I was going to say something about highlighting skills but... 

It works when you pick your dimension points like this..

  So yeah that's not really a viable solution..  Sorry my bad.. 

[Curtis_Waguespack]

ah ha!

Well, creating the extra view, and then selecting the mid-point of the line, and then moving the dimension, is what I will now call: "Lancastering it".

I created the idea to request that it be made a bit more discoverable:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/select-tangnet-dimension-for-elipse/idi-p/6902697

Thanks again,

Curtis

[Curtis_Waguespack]

ah ha!

Well, creating the extra view, and then selecting the mid-point of the line, and then moving the dimension, is what I will now call: "Lancastering it".

I created the idea to request that it be made a bit more discoverable:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/select-tangnet-dimension-for-elipse/idi-p/6902697

Thanks again,

Curtis

[Mark.Lancaster]

Gee I thought it was an honor to have towns and cities bearing my name..  But now I have an Inventor workflow bearing my name.

How can I top that..  This is such a great honor..   I never thought I would live to see this and if I did....  I told myself I'm not going to cry.. 

I want to thank everyone..  There's just too many names to thank and I don't want to miss anyone... 

[Mark.Lancaster]

Gee I thought it was an honor to have towns and cities bearing my name..  But now I have an Inventor workflow bearing my name.

How can I top that..  This is such a great honor..   I never thought I would live to see this and if I did....  I told myself I'm not going to cry.. 

I want to thank everyone..  There's just too many names to thank and I don't want to miss anyone...