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SolidSmack: Triple-play Tip for Measuring Circles and Arcs in SolidWorks

  • Rod Uding · 2 years ago
    I have used this option in the measure tool a lot! It is very handy by keeping me from using my calculator to find the distance since I would probably fat finger a number and mess up the calculation.

    It is always a good thing to review the tools we use the most and be reminded of the options available for us to use to make our job simpler and easier.

    Thanks for the review of the measure tool Josh!
  • Josh · 2 years ago
    Hey, no problem. I didn't know about this for who knows how long and then I actually looked at those buttons one day and was like, hmm, a pulldown, looky there!
  • matt · 2 years ago
    Is that an African or a European swallow?
  • Josh · 2 years ago
    hahaha.. huh..uh...i don't know that...ahhhhhgggg!!! :)
  • Rod Uding · 2 years ago
    The Black Knight would know the answer!
  • Steve · 2 years ago
    I fart in your general di-rection... But seriously, measure is one of my favorite commands. Especially when one of the engineers or the machine shop needs a specific dimension that isn't called out on the drawing. It's also a great command to make sure a fillet won't tear out when they go to mill it or throw it on the lathe to shave a couple thousandths off. Yeah it took me almost a year to realize that was there. Good post Josh!
  • gale · 2 years ago
    For me, the measure tool is absolutly bad dream. The simple example is on this link - http://svobodne.net/temp/two_planes_circles.jpg

    There are circle on the front plane and other circle on the right plane. The areas of circles are intersect. I notify that centers of circles arn´t on verticaly line.
    If you take min to min or max to max it has same effect. And what is very wrong, that the measure tool is not able to measure their points of quadrant...

    I attach sldprt file - http://svobodne.net/temp/two_planes_circles.SLDPRT
  • Josh · 2 years ago
    Gale, that is an EXCELLENT example of how it doesn't work very well. I hope it is updated to use quadrant locations or take measurements from center to max. One way around this is to put sketch points into the sketches you've shown us. This is the quickest way to get some points to measure to.

    These can then be dimesioned on the part or assembly and then "Marked for Drawing" so you don't have to dimension it again in a drawing.
  • Brittany · 1 year ago
    Thanks yall i needed help with all of this! i get confused in math and i need all the help i can get!
  • Kyle Burger · 6 days ago
    I'm having a problem with the measure box not appearing when I'm using the measure command. I've never had this happen before. How do I get this back?
  • Josh M · 6 days ago
    sounds like it's either of the screen or minimized. You can try changing your screen resolution. (Go to your desktop, right click, select properties, go to the Setting Tab and adjust.) or if you see a skinny box pop up when you select the Measure command click on the upper right corner to expand it. does this help?
  • Kyle Burger · 5 days ago
    Hmm...I'm not seeing a skinny box, and changing the resolution didn't help to find where it's hiding. Any other options? Is there a way to disable and re-enable it to get it to pop up in its default location?