Strange dimensions in NX7

[eex23]

Hello all,

see attached nx7 prt file. Can somebody explain strange dimensioning behaviour?

Thanks.

NX 7.0.1.7 mp3
win xp 32bit

 

[JohnRBaker]

Double-click on your centerlines and you will see that you've 'added' an 'Offset Distance' of 100.00 mm.

Just set the Offset Method to 'None' and you'll get what you expected.

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.

 

[eex23]

thanks a lot
but I cannot understand whenand why this offset distance is usefull?

 

[JohnRBaker]

Think of item where you might be detailing a view relative to a centerline that if drawn to scale would fall off the drawing sheet. This way you can draw it wherever it's convenient and yet still make accurate and associative dimensions which reference it.

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.