trying to show width of slot
Hold shift while selecting the edges.
Chris
Something like that?
Yes, but w/o having to draw the CL...i can select 1 quad w/ shift but not both...
I also occasionally run into situations where I can't dimension to both edges by holding down Shift. When that happens just place it anyway, and then change it with the Property Manager (as I explained in the link I posted above).
How about right click on the R20 and select to show it as diameter?
No that doesn't work.
Hover the mouse over the quandrant point (with the dimension tool) until it shows up, then select, and repeat on the other side. No shift needed.
Matt Lombard wrote:
How about right click on the R20 and select to show it as diameter?
No that doesn't work.
Hover the mouse over the quandrant point until it shows up, then select, and repeat on the other side. No shift needed.
That works in the model but not in the drawing. At least not for me. I can hover over the quadrant point all day long in the drawing and nothing shows up. Am I missing something?
Tony, yeah, you're right. I just tested it in a sketch.
Ok, here's a desperate attempt...
On 3D model
On drawing 2D
Works fine in both cases
Ruben Rodolfo Balderrama wrote:
On 3D model
On drawing 2D
Works fine in both cases
Where is the end to end dimension the OP was looking for?
This one 40 need? maybe you can force to show it 40 but isn't correct because Ø20 and Ø40 are concentric.
Ruben Rodolfo Balderrama wrote:
This one 40 need? maybe you can force to show it 40 but isn't correct because Ø20 and Ø40 are concentric.
But the OP never said they were concentric. Your drawing is concentric.
You can make it only if you slot isn't concentrical with Ø20
The correct metod to make the dimensión if Ø20 is concentric with Ø40 will be like next image
Jason,
Sometimes I have to place points in the midpoint of the arc to grab dimensions from. Shift key sometimes just does not work, nor do the settings Glenn pointed out.
Solidworks is like an old schools sports car and sometimes she is fussy. What works for some does not work for others, but there is always a solution.
Thanks for everyone's time beating this horse.
look like there a lot of good work arounds but no way to just snap to a quad in this case.
Jason Rupert wrote:
Thanks for everyone's time beating this horse.
look like there a lot of good work arounds but no way to just snap to a quad in this case.
Maybe I missed something, but why doesn't holding down Shift while making the selections work for you? That's the way it's supposed to work; I wouldn't consider it a workaround.
I don't know why no-one mentioned it, but you can also move extension lines after dimensions are placed. Just place it the closest you can, then grab the little handle at the end of the extension line (left click, hold and drag), and move it to the feature you want it to be connected to.
See How can I dimension to the edge of a circle or arc instead of to the center?.