Help with an assembly drawing 1

[oxot]

Ok, so i made an assembly of a bulldozer and i want to make a drawing of it. I have the drawing done but there´s no way to show the dimensions i used to separate the parts in the assembly (all the offset between parts you know).
I tried with show-dimensions-view, s-d-part, s-d-feature... but with no result. No dimension is displayed.
Is there anyway to show the asssembly offsets and dimensions in a drawing.

PD. Excuse me for my english, it´s not my first language.

 

[3dlogix]

If you use the SHOW/ERASE dialoge box, and select SHOW DIMS by VIEW, then any assembly offset dimension will be shown.

Steve

http://www.sprdesign.com

http://www.3dlogix.com

 

[oxot]

So probably i have wrong something else because i tried that metod (and retried when you wrote the answer) but no dimension appears still.
I also try to right-click - properties - show dimensions but with the same result.
Maybe the problem is that i´m trying to show the dimensions in an assembly with part´s hidden/suppresed? All the parts must be unhide to see dimensions? Will try it and tell you.

Thx for the answer 3dlogix

 

[3dlogix]

If parts are suppressed, their associated assembly dims's will not show. If they are Hidden, they will show.

Steve

http://www.sprdesign.com

http://www.3dlogix.com

 

[oxot]

no result still, all the parts unhidden but the offset and assembly dimensions didn´t appear. At all NO ONE dimension appear, magic
Thx anyway.
(Very interesting page

http://www.3dlogix.com

but the videos section doesn´t work, almost with mi firefox )

 

[oxot]

So, finally i´ve done (more or less). The problem was that i was trying to display the dimensions in a general isometric view (i really don´t understand why it is a problem). When i reorient the model to botton or front, etc. the dimensions shows apparently correct.

PS: I know that probably this is a newbie question but maybe it´s helpfull for the beginners like me

 

[oxot]

Finally, to close the post, investigating i found an option to allow show dimensions in isometrics views. In file - properties - drawing options seek allow_3d_dimensions and change the value to 'yes'.
The dimensions will show then but, as you will see, probably they are not really aligned with your model and seem to be (and they are really be) a "bit" messed

 

[3dlogix]

Glad you figured out the problem. ISO views are particular in regards to showing dims/

Thanks, as for the videos, they work with MS Media Player (2000, XP). It's an mwv file format.

Steve

http://www.sprdesign.com

http://www.3dlogix.com