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Shouldn't Inventor know that this is a cylinder and should therefore have a diameter symbol? Let's have it pop in there on its own without me having to do an edit text operation on it and manually add it.
I model for easy editing and configurability. I don't want to have to change my modeling practices to suit drafting requirements, which is what I would have to do in order for my sketch dimensions to be placed in an appropriate place for my drawing using the retrieve dimension command (that is what you meant, right?).
If you click the vertical line rather than the the two horizontal lines or two points you should get a diameter symbol as you expect. Is there an improvement to this that you are recommending?
I've been in the habit of dimensioning between two edges whenever possible for many years across multiple CAD packages to avoid orphaned annotations after making changes.
It's a pretty minor thing, but I'm suggesting that Inventor extends this functionality to a dimension created between two lines. -OR- Maybe, Inventor can be a little smarter about orphaned annotations so I don't have to dimension between two lines in the first place?
I couldn't come up with an example of where I don't even have a line to grab a diameter at until I finally came across one while detailing real parts. The .984 dimension in the image should have a diameter symbol, but I don't have a vertical edge to select.
Note: If you're dimensioning up a sectioned shaft, there are no real vertical lines for the OD at all, so the vertical option isn't even available then.
Would it be possible to make a general "project broken corner intersections" option to simplifiy this?
Normally, the chamfer on the end is just there to break the corner or add a weld groove, as a result the chamfer is small. Would it be possible to have a button that adds a clickable point at the intersection of any two large lines that meet with a small third taper?
Unfortunately it doesn't, at least, not automatically.
If the edge of the right hand view was a single unbroken line then yes it could be done, but the example shown requires the user to pick the two parallel lines and this results in a linear dim with no Ø symbol. You could do it if you brought the dimension through from the model though but that's not always practical.
Hm, I was thinking if it projected the corners, it could flag them as a single line/cross piece. Unless you're putting the program on a CNC, the borken corners aren't important to the overall design, it would just take three points (two ends and a center) and view it as a single point to grab. Visual simplification.
Agreed, If you are dragging a dimension from the edge line of a curved surface Inventor should at least give you the option of adding the symbol on the fly.
