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Creating inside or outside dimensions
christopher_graham586
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I have a 3D model that includes two moderately complex wire shapes created by sweeping the round wire profile along the wire paths. I need give the wire forming supplier drawings that provide "inside to inside" or "outside to outside" dimensions.
I created OnShape drawings from the wire parts but I can't get it to define this type of dimension. It insists on giving dimensions that are centerline to centerline which is not what wire formers expect to receive.
How can I dimension to the inside or outside profile of the wire, not the centerlines? I see there is a mention in the documentation about creating a section views to dimension to but this in my case this would create a very awkward drawing with a lot of section views because the path of the wire for a given part lies in multiple planes.
I created OnShape drawings from the wire parts but I can't get it to define this type of dimension. It insists on giving dimensions that are centerline to centerline which is not what wire formers expect to receive.
How can I dimension to the inside or outside profile of the wire, not the centerlines? I see there is a mention in the documentation about creating a section views to dimension to but this in my case this would create a very awkward drawing with a lot of section views because the path of the wire for a given part lies in multiple planes.
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On that center to center dimension, you can drag the grip points of the extension lines onto the perimeter of the circles and we'll create the min/max dimension that you need. We have an improvement coming for a min/max dimension type in the dropdown of the dimension tools.