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RCNewton1-Visitor
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Mar 28, 2019 4:45 PM UTC
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Ordinate Dimension Orientation

Ordinate Dimension Orientation:

I want to flip my Dimension text around 180 Degrees. 

My Parts 0 is at the left of my drawing and is the bottom of my part. And what is at the right would be the top. 

So I want the bottom of my text facing the other way.   

Any Ideas. I don't have room to flip my text horizontal. 

 

 

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StephenW
StephenW23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
Mar 28, 2019 5:04 PM UTC

Unfortunately ASME Y14.5 (1.7.5.3) specifically states that baseline dimensioning should be read from the bottom or the right side of the drawing. I don't think Creo allows flipping the direction due to that limitation.

(the standard states "should" and not "shall" so your drawing would not technically be wrong if you could figure out how to get the text to show in the other orientation

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    RCNewton1-VisitorAuthor
    1-Visitor
    Mar 28, 2019 5:38 PM UTC

    I know it's legal for me to do it that way so I should be able to.

     

    This totally reminds me of a Futurama. 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjRd9h8xBiE

    Don't quote regulation to me! I co-chaired the committee that reviewed the recommendation to revise the color of the book that regulation is in. We kept it gray.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hou0lU8WMgo

    Technically you are correct. The Best Kind of Correct. 

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    StephenW
    StephenW23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    Mar 28, 2019 5:48 PM UTC

    Haha, I love futurama.

    What I was really getting at was that since the standard states from the bottom or the right, it's typical that Creo will NOT allow it to be from the other orientations. They like "shall" with no exceptions instead of "should".

     

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      SR411-Garnet
      11-Garnet
      Sep 19, 2025 8:58 PM UTC

      I wonder if you could "cheat" and slightly rotate the view CCW...might have to create a new coordinate or model view or something.

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