datum points too small 3

[Crocostimpy]

Is there a way to make datum points larger in NX6 Modeling? They're pretty small and they don't scale up when you zoom in. I have them set already to an obnoxiously bright color to try to stand out from everything else, but it would be better if they were bigger. I've looked through the Customer Defaults once before and didn't see anything obvious.

Mike

 

[jerry1423]

Both the datum planes, and datum axis, can be made larger and smaller by double clicking on them and dragging the points that appear on the edge of the plane, or arrows on the axis.
Is that what you are speaking of?

 

[ewh]

In NX7, it is here: Drafting Standard --> Other Symbols --> Target Point

I can't imagine it moving since.

"Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor." - [small]Robert Hunter[/small]

 

[Crocostimpy]

Planes and axes I know about. It's Datum Points that I'm trying to find a way to make bigger.

Mike

 

[Crocostimpy]

I'm in NX6. Yes, yes I know we should be in 7, but it's not my decision. : )

Mike

 

[jerry1423]

I don't see how to change the datum points in NX6 either. We really don't use them here, so I needed to look them up.

 

[Crocostimpy]

Target Point must have ben added in 7. The only thing I see in 6 that I can change is the color and the line width. I guessing that there's nothing I can do about it at this point. No pun intended.

Mike

 

[ewh]

It is in the same location in NX6; Customer Defaults --> Drafting ASME (CUSTOM) --> Other Symbols --> Target Point

"Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor." - [small]Robert Hunter[/small]

 

[Crocostimpy]

I'm on 6.0.2.8. I don't have a Drafting ASME under Customer Defaults. And anyways I'm trying to change them in Modeling, so I can see them when I'm sketching without having to lean forward almost against the screen. I don't have young eyes any more.

Mike

 

[JohnRBaker]

Trust me, it's very unlikely that you would EVER discover this on you own, not because you wouldn't know what to look for, but because once you'd found it, there would be no idea that this actually does what it does.

So if you're ready, go to...

Preferences -> Visualization -> View/Screen

With me so far?

Now select that BIG 'Calibrate' button in the middle of the section of the dialog titled 'Session Settings' and when the dialog comes up you will see a circle inscribed in a box inside a 'field' with sliders to the right and at the bottom. Now the purpose of this item, as you might start to suspect from the name of the dialog, is to 'calibrate' the screen resolution and aspect ratio (hence the independent controls for width and height) of your screen's display. Now nominally the idea is to set the appearance of the circle/box so that it's either 2 inches or 5 Cenitmeters in size which would establish the proper dimensional calibration of the display, BUT you can LIE to it and move the sliders so that the circle/box is much larger than 2 Inches/5 Centimeters, which will cause the relative size of the display to be enlarged as well. Granted, this will mean that if you set the display scale to 1:1, that it won't be, but most people don't usually care all that much anyways. Note that this will also cause the size of all temporary and/or 'primitive' based screen objects to increase in size as well (such as cone-heads, planes, handles, etc.).

Anyway, give it a try and see what you think.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA

http://www.siemens.com/plm

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To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[LMTDCS]

Always have a problem with seeing the manufacturing axis. Well no longer. John thanks for the great tip. Not that old but eyes sure can use all the help they can get.

lm tool

 

[Crocostimpy]

You weren't kidding about everything else getting bigger too, but that helps alot John. I think I may have to play around with darker backgrounds too, so the lighter color points will show up better.

Mike

 

[JohnRBaker]

It's not only the eyes, but also the technology.

I just a got a new laptop with a 15.4 Inch display, but with a native resolution of 1920 x 1200, things are now so small I can barely see anything ;-)

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA

http://www.siemens.com/plm

http://www.plmworld.org/museum/

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[Crocostimpy]

I didn't think of that. My screen resolution is 1600x1200. That's not helping the situation very much.

Mike

 

[wecurb]

I am glad I revisited this thread. Thanks John