Radial/Diametric Feature Dimension Outside of Drawing View

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@wbottis wrote:

Hello, in CREO 5, I am detailing a relatively small part.  The part contains 2 mounting holes that are located by an arc that is relatively large compared to the size of the part.  When I place a view into the drawing and show this dimension, the dimension is far outside of the drawing view because it references the axis of the large arc.  In other words, the axis is not part of the drawing view boundary.  Consequently, neither is the dimension.  I want to show the dimension, but not consume the entire sheet of the drawing.  I'd like to break the view and bring the axis closer to the part, showing the dimension with a double-arrow.  I think this is perfectly legal and reasonable to do.  Can anyone explain the process to execute this type of detailing?  Thank you.

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Hi,

in drawing create Z-radius dimension.

See http://support.ptc.com/help/creo/creo_pma/usascii/index.html#page/detail/To_Insert_a_Z-Type-Radius_Dimension.html 

I believe you will need to break the view, possibly in two directions.  To do this outside of the solid, you will need a sketch with a line that extend from the solid to the axis.  This sketch line gives you something to select to create the breaks.  You can then hide the sketch.  For the double arrow, after showing the dimension you will need to change the arrow style.  I don't think it is possible to show the radius leader from the broken view axis to the radial line, but you can change the arrow.