DODGE Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hi all. Can anybody tell me how to get dimensions in isometric to look correct. I have no problem drawing details etc in Iso, but can't get the dimensions to look right. Cheers all Dodge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevsmith Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Use the oblique option Menubar, Dimension, Oblique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PS_Port Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Here is a good pic. of the situation Courtesy M-dub..(thanks mate) Isometric Dimensioning.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipsophrenic Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Tru using the "Aligned Dimension" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabe Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Use the oblique option Menubar, Dimension, Oblique. This is what I always used to use when doing P&ID drawings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabe Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Although you could rotate the UCS to be aligned with the edge you want to dim and then do a quick dimension - changing the UCS to a the required object each time your desired dim is not planar. It's actually a toss-up between the two for me. Probably not a lot in it once you're fluent with each technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czc Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I used oblique. If I remember correctly it was -30Deg and +30Deg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter K Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 1- make 2 textstyles. one ISO 330 and one ISO 30 the degrees being the oblique angle of the text 2-make yourself 3 toolbar buttons: -30 +30 and 90 asign to each a macro of how you want your dimension to slant using the oblique sub function of 'dim' I'm not saying that there isn't a better method but it works for me and I have been doing it like that since 1998 when I started learning to draw piping drawings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevsmith Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Although you could rotate the UCS to be aligned with the edge you want to dim and then do a quick dimension - changing the UCS to a the required object each time your desired dim is not planar. It's actually a toss-up between the two for me. Probably not a lot in it once you're fluent with each technique. Ohh I quite like that one wannabe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadeous Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Use the UCS II toolbar. You click the button with the UCS and the + symbol to place point of origin, then choose from different views for the UCS to refer to. It will do this without change the actual view you are working in only the UCS perspective. Excellant for ISO dimensioning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DODGE Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 Thanks for all your help guys. Dodge down under Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DODGE Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Hi Guys Back again I have tried all this stuff but it just dosen't seem to work for me. Can anybody give me step by step? Thanks Dodge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totzky Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Try this one: 1. UCS 2. View Then, start dimensioning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadeous Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 First, open this toolbar. Then start cycling through the pull down menu to see the different views. Looks like the first UCS toolbar, right? This one is different. The first one will change your perspective to match the view you have selected, this one does not. Instead the UCS will change to the view you chose without changing you current perspective. So play with the pull down tab and you see what I mean. Now to add dims, you must choose what view would make most sense for each dim. WARNING: depending on your dim offset settings, your dims may not place them selves in the correct postion in the Z coordinate. So to fix this problem, select the view you want, then select the button on the UCS II toolbar called "Move UCS". It's the one with the + on it. Now place the UCS on the desired Z plane. Now apply the dim. I know this all sounds very complicated, but if you play with it for little bit, you'll see that this is the superior way to dimension in ISO view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkent Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Looks to me like there is some confusion on the OP question. So to the Original Poster, are you dealing with ISO drawings or are you doing 3D work and needing to dim in an ISO view? If 3D then the UCS comments apply. If ISO drawings then the other comments apply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DODGE Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 Looks to me like there is some confusion on the OP question. So to the Original Poster, are you dealing with ISO drawings or are you doing 3D work and needing to dim in an ISO view? If 3D then the UCS comments apply. If ISO drawings then the other comments apply. Thanks rkent. I am doing Isometric drawings. Im not that good to be able to do 3D yet. Cheers Dodge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabe Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Looks to me like there is some confusion on the OP question. So to the Original Poster, are you dealing with ISO drawings or are you doing 3D work and needing to dim in an ISO view? If 3D then the UCS comments apply. If ISO drawings then the other comments apply. If ucs is aligned with object you get the same effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 If ucs is aligned with object you get the same effect. Can you demonstrate this? Iso Dimensioning.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkent Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 If ucs is aligned with object you get the same effect. I don't think this will work with Iso drawings, but I am willing to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkent Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Hi all.Can anybody tell me how to get dimensions in isometric to look correct. I have no problem drawing details etc in Iso, but can't get the dimensions to look right. Cheers all Dodge. This is what I use, HTH. ISO-DIMensions r2000.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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