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How do I add a point to a drawing?
chrisjh777
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I am trying to add a point to a drawing to indicate a Datum for CNC milling (Similar to a virtual sharp). I can add lines, centrelines, circle centrelines, but not an individual point.
What I am trying to do is indicate accurately on the drawing the precise location of the XY Datum (as crudely shown in my drawing below). What I have done in SW is to extend lines (horizontal and vertical) until they intersect, than trim (if necessary) the lines back to a pseudo virtual sharp.
Document link here: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/d0068ecf012879ac6c71c310/w/3a6118e9c448d24e9cb089ba/e/8097d798b3671eb306cc1d7a
What I am trying to do is indicate accurately on the drawing the precise location of the XY Datum (as crudely shown in my drawing below). What I have done in SW is to extend lines (horizontal and vertical) until they intersect, than trim (if necessary) the lines back to a pseudo virtual sharp.
Document link here: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/d0068ecf012879ac6c71c310/w/3a6118e9c448d24e9cb089ba/e/8097d798b3671eb306cc1d7a
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However when I try to insert the XY Datum Sketch into my drawing, I get a message "Failed to resolve sketch".
EDIT: points are not supported in drawing views because everything in a drawing must have a defined scale (a point is "infinitely small" so there is no way to determine how big the point should be displayed). Use a small circle.
I now have an accurately defined "Point"