AutoCAD Inventor :: Dimensioning Holes From Datums
Mar 20, 2013Using the Hole command, I want to locate / reference off datums, this is something I can do in Pro-E. It's not a choice, that I can find.
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AutoCAD Inventor :: Dimensioning Holes In Drawing
Jan 25, 2012I have a couple of quick questions about dimensioning holes in drawings .
First, if I have a hole in a rod or shaft so the surface isn't a full circle I get the dimension as a radius. Can I change it to a diameter?
Second, in a model, how do I dimension or measure to the edge of a round rather than to it's center? In SW I could hold the shift key while selecting, is there a similar method here?
AutoCAD Inventor :: Sketch Snap To Datums
Dec 20, 2011I have a particularly bad habiit of wanting to dimension my parts off the datum planes. I even like to center most of my parts off the datums for placing them in assemblies. However to do this every time I start a sketch I have to show the datums and them Project Geometry after selecting the datums in the sketch. Is there a selection in the options to make the datums ALWAYS projected? Having to set them for EVERY sketch has become tedious. I have the settings set as follows. I am using 2012.
Inventor Premium 2013 SP1.1
Vault 2013- plain vanilla version
HP G71 notebook
celeron cpu w 4gb RAM and 64 bit system
Win 7 home premium
AutoCAD Inventor :: Dimensioning In IDW?
May 24, 2012I need to know how to dimension to a theoretical sharp on bent flanges. In an .idw it wont snap to the sharp and when a schetch is created for one it does not dimension between them only one or the other.
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Jul 11, 2013Is there a way to change the way the dimensions text shows up at arbitrary angles and make them all uniform?
View 4 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Sketch Dimensioning - Midpoint
Apr 30, 2013It must surely be in there somewhere but I cant find a way to dimension to a line's midpoint in a sketch.
View 3 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Tangent Dimensioning Of Arcs
Feb 3, 2012This is probably a simple one, but when I dimension from an edge to the tangent of a radius or circle. It always snaps to the center. How do I get the dimension to snap to the tangent point?
View 9 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Dimensioning - Decimal / Fraction
Nov 14, 2011Is there a way that i can Double Dimensioning? as to have one dimension in decimal and one in fraction all in the same dimension line?
Im using 2011 RS
AutoCAD Inventor :: Using Created Dimensioning Styles
Feb 27, 2012I needed to create new dimensioning styles - that I can do. However, there doesn't seem to be a way to apply them to a current drawing. In the Annotation section under Format there are no "styles" listed - not even the default.
So, how is one able to populate the list so one may choose a specific style or another? Or, is there somewhere else I should be looking?
BTW...AutoCAD Inventor 2012
AutoCAD Inventor :: Dimensioning Between Different Extrusions On One Part?
Sep 11, 2012How do I dimension, and assign editable parameters between different extrusions on one part, to change the height, width, etc?
View 9 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Dimensioning Curve For Fabrication?
May 14, 2012I trying to figure out a way of dimensioning a curve for fabrication in inventor. The way i have done this before was to provide a chart of X and Y dimensions of points along the curve. See the attached drawing.
View 6 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Dimensioning To 2 Implied Intersections
Aug 22, 2012I have run across a situation that I have not been able to find having been previously asked. I have attached the file of what I am working on.
I have 2 dimensions to the implied intersection, but how do I put the dimension when there are 2 implied intersections? Such as along the bottom of the part.
AutoCAD Inventor :: Ordinate Diameter Dimensioning?
Aug 10, 2009I design molds for the rubber industry and I was using Acad 2000; I am just now starting to use inventor. I need to used the ordinate dimensioning although I need the dimension to be given as a diameter and not as a radius. Is there anyway to scale the ordinate dimension automatically as 2:1? This way when I give the prints to the tool room they don't have to manually double every diametrical dimension. The prints that I draw only show half of the mold, there for needing a 2:1 dimension scale.
View 9 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Dimensioning To Virtual Sharps In DWG?
Oct 26, 2011Is there an easier way to dimension to a virual sharp or place the ordinate dimension origin on a virtual sharp than by trying to drag the point along each line until you get the dotted lines to intersect?
View 6 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Dimensioning Angles In 3D Sketches
Oct 4, 2013In the course of working up a tooling proposal, I attempted to replicate a 3D part from a customer print. While doing so, I noticed that 3D Sketch will not, under any circumstances that I can find, allow an angular dimension between a line and a plane. The customer print has two pipes projecting at odd angles from a base flange, one of which has an elbow. The print lists datum dimensions for the open pipe ends and the elbow, and gives vertical and horizontal angular dimensions to define the directions in which the pipes emerge from the flange. I have defined these three datum points in 3D space without any trouble, but Inventor 2013 will not allow me to define an angle between these sketchlines and the XZ and YZ origin planes, or between these sketchlines and the faces of the flange base I've constructed.
I am currently waiting on a proper 3D CAD model from the customer, and I'm considering longhand trigonometric calculations to place these lines properly, but I find it very hard to believe that Inventor is incapable of constraining a line to lie along what is effectively the surface of a cone.
Using:
Inventor 2013
AutoCAD 2013
AutoCAD Inventor :: Dimensioning Suppressed Parts
Feb 28, 2012I have created some "programs" to automate drawing creation of some of our most common products. The problem I hav eis with my assembly drawing. When parts are suppressed and unsuppressed, they don't seem to behave the same way that features do. When you dimension a part feature in an idw and suppress that feature, if a week later you unsuppress that feature the dimenensions come back. Parts don't seem to follow this behaviour. If you dimension a part, suppress it, open and save the drawing, then later unsuppress it and open the drawing back up the dimesnions do not come back. Is there anyway for me to get these dimensions to "stick"?
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Aug 24, 2011How do I make inventor show the " symbol while dimensioning? It will show when using architectural units but not in decimal. R2012
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Nov 27, 2011-Did I do the rectangular pattern correctly? If not, the correct one with step-by-step information
-Why the holes do not go through the thickness of plate?
AutoCAD Inventor :: Dimensioning Using Drawing Sketch Points?
Oct 8, 2012I am trying to use sketch points in drawing for dimensioning. Below is portion of my code. The code fails when AddLinear is called. Is it even possible to use drawing sketch points for dimensioning?
invSheet = invDrawingDoc.ActiveSheet
Dim oTransGeom As Inventor.TransientGeometry= invApp.TransientGeometry
Dim pt1 AsPoint= oTransGeom.CreatePoint(0, 0, flangeOD / 2)
[Code]....
AutoCAD Inventor :: Dimensioning To Z Shape Implied Intersections
Nov 13, 2012I am needing to put a horizontal dimension from the implied intersections of a "Z" shape. In the attached screen shot, I have a question mark at the dimension I'm needing.
I have tried the RMB / Intersection in different ways, but none giving me the dimension. How do I go about getting this dimension?
AutoCAD Inventor :: Dimensioning To Spline In An Orthographic Drawing?
Mar 21, 2013I am currently attempting to dimension to a spline in an orthographic drawing and running into some issues. I can't seem to find a way to properly dimension rather than making microscopic holes in the piece and that way giving the .idw something to grab on to for dimensioning.
View 2 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Inch And Metric Dimensioning On A Drawing
Jun 28, 2013How can I have both Inch & Metric dimensions on a drawing? Preferably, inch above metric below.
View 1 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Automate Dimensioning Of Drawing Views
Feb 10, 2012Is it possible to automate dimensioning of drawing views?
Here's the situation: I have an Inventor assembly that's controlled entirely by iLogic. My users, who have zero Inventor training/experience (or with any 3D CAD software for that matter), pull up the assembly. They enter product related parameters from paper work orders into an iLogic form and hit a "Go Button". The assembly updates based on the parameters, suppressing and unsuppressing parts, features, patterns, and mates. This works great. They then hit a "Run Job" button. This takes them to an .idw where they fill out another form with order specific information and hit another "Go Button". This then cycles through every detail sheet and the parts list, deleting sheets deeemed unneccessary for the product, generating part numbers, exporting dxf's, generating an excel BOM, etc.
This works great as well. The problem is with the dimensions. They blow all apart when the model changes. I know I can run some API code to delete dangling dimensions, but is there away to programmatically create dimensions so I don't have to rely on my users remembering what needs them? I've played around with using model dimensions, but I find that they stay and remain attached even when their corresponding feature gets suppressed.
IV 2012
AutoCAD Inventor :: How Many Holes In A Part
Jun 21, 2010I'm looking to find how many holes there are in a part ( and then what their diameters are). I tried using
Dim oPartDoc As Document
Set oPartDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
Dim oCompDef As PartComponentDefinition
Set oCompDef = oPartDoc.ComponentDefinition
MsgBox "there are " & oCompDef.Features.HoleFeatures.Count & " holes"
but this falls down if a hole feature created more than one hole at the same time.
AutoCAD Inventor :: Why Don't Holes Show Up
Dec 30, 2011I have an existing extrustion with holes in it. All in one sketch.
I go to add an off shoot from the existing main body in the sketcher. In that off shoot I add a circle
in the middle of the off shoot to represent a hole. So fa so good, or at least I thought. I exit the sketch mode
and my extrustion looks fine with the exception of the hole is not there. Why? Why doesn't Inventor recognise the
circle sketch as hole geometry like it does in the originally created sketch?
In Solidworks, given this same scenario, would have recogized the circle as a void and thus created a hole.
I ended up deleteing the hole out of the main sketch and doing a seperate hole cut feature. I am sure I am missing something and in the process of learning would like to know if indead I did not do this the correct way.
AutoCAD Inventor :: Dimensioning Isometric View (text Orientation)
Aug 3, 2012I'm wondering is it possible to orientate the dimension text alligned to paper(2.jpg) but not the UCS of Isometric drawing(1.jpg).
Sometime I need to allocate my drawing with dimensioning in isometric view because its more easy to read.
I'm placing my drawing in *.idw.
AutoCAD Inventor :: Dimensioning Compound Angles Using Current View?
Feb 13, 2012I'm having problems getting Inventor to dimension using the current view option on an assembly. I ungrounded the assembly and constrained it to the angled work planes that I needed so I have to use the current view option, but when I try to dimension to the intersection of the angles, it won't give me a dimension.I'm using Inventor 2011.
View 1 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: 2D Dimensioning Quality - Adding Text Label
Feb 6, 2013I find the 3D side of the software is great for modeling. But when it comes to the 2D drawing side of it, especially dimensioning and the adding of text label is very poor, when compared again other CAD packages including AutoCad Mechanical and LT.
Why is it not on par with AutoDesk other 2D packages!
(Using Inventor 2013)
AutoCAD Inventor :: Create New Dimensioning Styles For Company To Use As Standards
Jan 25, 2012I'm using Inventor 2010.
I've been told to create new dimensioning styles for the company to use as standards when making a drawing. One thing mentioned in particular was the inclusion of 0 inches in architectural drawings.
For example: say a part is 14 feet, 1/2 inches long. Inventor shows this: 14' - 1/2" , but they want this: 14' - 0 1/2" . They've had a problem before with the 1/2 being printed strangely, and the machinist thought it said 1 1/2.
They say that including the 0 is standard, and I need to make it happen.?
AutoCAD Inventor :: Dimensioning To Central Axis Through Multiple Sketch Planes
Dec 3, 2011I am creating a part that consists of a series of intermediate Lofts. The various Loft termination profiles are sketched on a series of stacked planes, most of which are parallel to one another. I have a Work Axis (oriented at an angle off of true vertical) that penetrates all of these sketch planes, essentially forming a "central axis" for my part. Most, but not all, of my sketch planes are normal (perpendicular) to that axis.
I want to use my "central axis" as a reference point in each of my sketches, i.e., the point where the axis intersects the sketch plane. I am having a minor difficulty.
When I project my central axis into a sketch whose plane is normal (perpendicular) to the axis, Inventor displays a reference point where the axis penetrates the plane and I can dimension my sketch geometry relative to that point. Conversely, no such point is displayed when I project the axis into a sketch plane that is NOT normal to the axis.
Is this correct behavior? To have a dimension able point on my "non-normal" sketch planes, must I create explicit Work Points to mark the intersection between my Axis and such planes, and then project those points into the related sketches?
AutoCAD Inventor :: Holes At An Angle In Bearing
Aug 13, 2013I am modelling plain Bearing but i have problem getting holes at an angles. I have attached an image for it.
Holes are located on top side of the bearing.