I dearly wish that I could simply design a 3D object in a design sheet, generate several viewports on a sheet with various 2D projections of my object, and then annotate the viewports with dimensions.
Unfortunately, VW doesn't "remember" that my object is composed of circles, or holes drilled in a pattern, etc., and so it is impossible to dimension them accordingly...
I usually end up carrying a bunch of extraneous 2D objects with my design just so I can do proper dimensioning. This is not a good solution....
-OR- I end up drawing all the projections in 2D myself, and then do a post-drawing 3D construction for an isometric view - hey wait, didn't I buy a 3D CAD tool?
Does anybody out there using VW Machine Design have a good solution or workflow for creating "standard" 3-projection machine drawings with dimensions from even the simplest of 3D parts?
Dimensioning of 3D objects?
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I dearly wish that I could simply design a 3D object in a design sheet, generate several viewports on a sheet with various 2D projections of my object, and then annotate the viewports with dimensions.
Unfortunately, VW doesn't "remember" that my object is composed of circles, or holes drilled in a pattern, etc., and so it is impossible to dimension them accordingly...
I usually end up carrying a bunch of extraneous 2D objects with my design just so I can do proper dimensioning. This is not a good solution....
-OR- I end up drawing all the projections in 2D myself, and then do a post-drawing 3D construction for an isometric view - hey wait, didn't I buy a 3D CAD tool?
Does anybody out there using VW Machine Design have a good solution or workflow for creating "standard" 3-projection machine drawings with dimensions from even the simplest of 3D parts?
Thanks,
bz