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JWayman1-Visitor
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July 22, 2010
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Dimensions in Broken Views

  • July 22, 2010
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Good morning,
I recall seeing drawings in which long things were shown in a broken view,
with a spline defining the break. I know this can be done in Pro/E. However,
I also recall the dimensions spanning the break being interrupted, with a
sort of zig-zag in line with the break. This is not so simple in Pro/E,
unless I am missing something.
Is it possible to accomplish a break in a dimension, ideally with a zig-zag
across the break?
Is this practice non-standard?
Should I just accept the unbroken dimensions Pro/E offers and let the
machine shop worry about whether the dimensions point out that there is a
break there?

I look forward to your response.


Regards,


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dustin1-Visitor
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July 22, 2010

Dimensions on broken views are easy enough. Simply break your view and create dimensions normally. One can also create dimensions on the full view and break it afterward. If your break omits a feature you are trying to dimension, those dimensions will fail.

One thing I've noticed is that ordinate dimensions are NOT broken view friendly. They will often give paper value rather than model value. The only consistent work around I've found is to create all the dimensions using "baseline dimensions" and then with the entire group highlighted, convert to ordinate.

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dustin1-Visitor
1-Visitor
July 22, 2010
As far as the break in the dimension, perhaps there is a pro-e option for that that I am not aware of. I'm guessing that this is not an option. You can do all kinds of things to witness lines, but the arrows are always solid. The only thing I found is that they can be clipped to show a dimension that the opposing witness line is outside of the view (shown with a double arrow to that side).

In Reply to John Wayman:
Good morning,
I recall seeing drawings in which long things were shown in a broken view,
with a spline defining the break. I know this can be done in Pro/E. However,
I also recall the dimensions spanning the break being interrupted, with a
sort of zig-zag in line with the break. This is not so simple in Pro/E,
unless I am missing something.
Is it possible to accomplish a break in a dimension, ideally with a zig-zag
across the break?
Is this practice non-standard?
Should I just accept the unbroken dimensions Pro/E offers and let the
machine shop worry about whether the dimensions point out that there is a
break there?
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