Wishful Thinkin'

[Die Sinker]

I rarely do any real drafting in MasterCam-usually I draw a 3D model for a forging either in surfaces or solids and toolpath it. But we have a job now that I drew in solids and then did the solid layout(very cool!). My question is: Can I automatically dimension the part- just say "dimension the drawing"? I thought I saw this feature once at a MasterCam seminar. Am I crazy? The wishful thinking part!

[cadcam]

Create

Dim

Ordinate

 

this will give you option for Hoez or Virtical Dim.

 

But this is not to clean if there are alot of Dim.

 

But give it a look.

[Chris Rizzo]

Ask Solidworks to do it instead....it's got auto-dimensioning!

[Steve Biehl - Cimquest Inc]

well SW isn't really auto=dimemsioning. It adds the dims that are the constraining/controlling dims that are already in the sketch.

[Die Sinker]

Thanks guys for the help. We have Solidworks- I really am not happy with it. I feel with solids in MC now and I have used MC since 3.11, that Solidworks is more of a engineering and assembly software. I thought of that, but as Steve said, those are the constraining dim's. Maybe this could be something added to a later version of MC, but actually MC is meant more for machining a part- that is it's selling point.

[Gary]

yes mechanical desktop shows the constraining dimensions also. I do not no of any programs that auto dim in a neat and orderly manner. If there is a way I would LOVE to hear about it.

[Müřlıń®]

OOOOO.....cool Jay

 

I'm kinda like Die Sinker there...I never used much drafting dim's....but I am having to start using a few now that there are others involved in my engineering....

 

 

Murlin