Dimensioning to a slot position

Mitchell_Machelski

I need to dimension from the end of the part to the center of each of the (8) individual elongated slots.  Any suggestions?

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/5fe0392a8368230080db04a0/w/f46d42c0db832c5d921b3eb3/e/95edad4784dd459d662d2707

NeilCooke

That's going to be difficult since they are not planar entities. You may have to create a sketch in the Part Studio which is in the same plane as the view in the drawing and add a point to the edges of the slots. You can then show the sketch in the view and dimension to the point.

MBartlett21

NeilCooke said:

That's going to be difficult since they are not planar entities. You may have to create a sketch in the Part Studio which is in the same plane as the view in the drawing and add a point to the edges of the slots. You can then show the sketch in the view and dimension to the point.

@NeilCooke
Do points added in a sketch show in drawings?
I thought it was only lines, arcs and spines?

NeilCooke

@MBartlett21 - you're right of course - the workaround is to create a small circle or other entity that has a vertex.

Mitchell_Machelski

Thank you for your suggestions.

john_mcclary

sometimes I'll plant a mate connector in the center of a slot and dimension from that. It will only measure with minimum distance x,y,z  so you will need to solve your hypotenuse in some cases.

Edit: Oh didn't open the link, I thought you were talking about in an assembly..

Mitchell_Machelski

I ended up sketching construction lines at the locations of the elongated slots, I then inserted the construction lines from sketched and then made a dimension from the end of the part to the construction lines. Thanks Neil for the idea of placing a sketch in the drawing.