Measure to hole center, not Min Dist

juan_aviles

I know I'm probably missing something pretty basic, but how do you measure to the hole center from an edge?  All I can do is get the Min Distance which is what I don't want.  I searched but didn't find anything.  Is there a way to toggle between Min, Max and Center when measuring between holes?

shashank_aarya

Distance from hole center will be given in all X, Y and Z directions when hole and edge point is selected as below.



When the mouse cursor is moved on the area highlighted in red box, it will show the dimensions from hole center.

andrew_troup

I agree with the OP that when you select an edge and a hole, the "measure" should, at minimum, report the centre distance measured normal from the edge.
This may not be the same as an x or y from a corner, if the edge is not orthogonal to the construction axes.
It seems to me that the minimum distance is a less fundamental, more "processed" output.

shashank_aarya

Distance from hole center will be given in all X, Y and Z directions when hole and edge point is selected as below.



When the mouse cursor is moved on the area highlighted in red box, it will show the dimensions from hole center.

juan_aviles

I didn't realize it had to be a point.  I was measuring from the edge and surface.

andrew_troup

I agree with the OP that when you select an edge and a hole, the "measure" should, at minimum, report the centre distance measured normal from the edge.
This may not be the same as an x or y from a corner, if the edge is not orthogonal to the construction axes.
It seems to me that the minimum distance is a less fundamental, more "processed" output.

stg434

Would it be a nice touch if in the measurement dialog the DX, DY, DZ were color coded to the measurement lines on the model?

raj_Onshape

If it makes it any easier to remember.... we use R->G->B as X->Y->Z convention throughout

shashank_aarya

@stg434 Present color coding of measurement lines in the model is referred from the view cube X, Y and Z lines.

Narayan_K

@ juan_aviles , As a work around you can unhide the sketch which used to make that hole then select the center point in sketch and edge it will show the distance from center.

michael3424

Another 3D CAD program gives you the edge to center distance when you select the inside wall of the hole and an edge.  Would that be a possibility in Onshape or does it violate some sort of UI philosophy?

shashank_aarya

@ptrajkumar initially I didn't realized the R,G,B (Red, Green, Blue) for X,Y and Z. It's very easy to remember. Thanks a lot for sharing it.

stg434

shashank_aarya said:

@stg434 Present color coding of measurement lines in the model is referred from the view cube X, Y and Z lines.

True that...however, color coding the DX values etc. would require one less location for the eyes to refer to to get the context of the measurements...you are already looking at the model for the reference lines and then looking at the measurements...

shashank_aarya

I would also like to add one enhancement in this. Whenever user need to see the measurement lines, every time it is required to move the mouse cursor on dimensions in measurement window. When cursor is moved away from it, lines will disappear. These lines are required to appear there for longer time whenever user wants to rotate/zoom and see the model dimensions. So, it would be nice to have the measurement lines for extended time. Extended time can be 3-4 seconds or user should able to define it in user settings in manage account section.
Thanks

viru

@juan_aviles , User can get center distance by selecting hole and edge point  in term of DX, DY, DZ  center value (DX=Red, DY=Green, DZ=Blue show color coding for measurement lines) as shown in below video.