2D DRAFTING (center line)

[Vengeance]

After importing the tool on the layer, I need to set the dimensions, but how do I specify the diameter if there is no centerline?

PS Does Mastercam have such a tool as centerline at all?

[crazy^millman]

Hit the or R for Radius or D for Diameter key when creating the Dimension. You can also use Factors in your Dimension if doing Radial dimension and want Diameter.  You can also change the Text to be whatever you want. I tell everyone to down load the Verisurf free tools and install the Verisurf GD&T font to get those type of outputs.

[Vengeance]

On 12/16/2022 at 6:23 PM, crazy^millman said:

Hit the or R for Radius or D for Diameter key when creating the Dimension. You can also use Factors in your Dimension if doing Radial dimension and want Diameter

This option doesn't work for me. Need to draw an center line and from it indicate the size in the form of a diameter) Any CAD can do this, but how is it implemented in MC? Mastercam do not know how to axial lines? If you select a line, press F4 and change the style, it will not help

Installed MC23 Update3

[crazy^millman]

On 12/18/2022 at 4:25 AM, Vengeance said:

This option doesn't work for me. Need to draw an center line and from it indicate the size in the form of a diameter) Any CAD can do this, but how is it implemented in MC? Mastercam do not know how to axial lines? If you select a line, press F4 and change the style, it will not help

Installed MC23 Update3

It is a CAM system with CAD abilities. Drawing a temporary center line to reference a dimension from is how things have to be done. Axis lines are not CAD entities they are CAM entities. Origin can be reference for the WCS or an active T-C Plane to act as the Axis if you want to use it that way.

[Colin Gilchrist]

Mastercam does not have "Relations" the way other CAD systems do. It is not Solidworks, Catia, NX, Creo, Etc.

Create a Line where you want the Centerline, and change the "line style type" display attribute to "centerline". (Left click to select the line, then Right-Click, and use the Attributes bar, to change the Line Style in the drop-down menu.

[Vengeance]

I found a way how to set the size) You need to mirror the line, set the size, delete the line and specify when deleting "keep drafting entity, delete association"