V5 R18 Countersunk Diameter

[Matthew2323]

How to you add a countersink symbol to the front of a diameter dimension?

I can link a line of text to the dimension, but I'm looking for something in the dimension's properties, if it exists.

Thanks!
Matthew

 

[fighterpilot]

I'd be glad to know as well. Seems you can't add any geometric symbols like diameter, depth, counterbore, countersink to any shown dimension. Also, if I create a text note in a drawing I can't find a palette to choose geometric symbols. I'm hoping it's just some setup or configuration issue w/ Catia because at this point I'm not real impressed with the software. Especially compared to what I had in Pro/E.

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Fighter Pilot
Manufacturing Engineer

 

[Matthew2323]

On the text properties toolbar there is an icon that will enable you to insert these symbols in a string of text. It is the icon with the diameter, perpendicularity and symmetry symbols on it. All standard GD&T symbols are contained within this operation.

This is how I've put csk symbols on my diameter dims. First select the insert text icon, then select the dimension and type your text. This process links the text to the dim so that they travel together. You can move the text and it still retains its link to the dim.

 

[fighterpilot]

Ok, this seems to work when I have a text line and I use the text editor. If I select a dimesion and edit the properties, it does not work when I want to append text with the Dimension Texts, Associated Text panel. I think I can make it work by using added text and not the associated text.

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Fighter Pilot
Manufacturing Engineer