absolute coordinate dimensions

Discussion in 'SolidWorks' started by Tom L, Jan 30, 2006.

  1. Tom L

    Tom L Guest

    When I have a drawing or a sketch, and everything is dimensioned out, how do
    get a driven dimension that displayed the X/Y location of the point?
     
    Tom L, Jan 30, 2006
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  2. Tom L

    deimos Guest

    Ordinate?
     
    deimos, Jan 30, 2006
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  3. Tom L

    Tom L Guest

    Sorry, my original question didn't seem too clean..
    From what I can tell, ordinate dimensions are like a running total, and they
    only work on 1 axis.

    Think of the drawing as a computer screen with pixels.. If the upper left is
    X/Y of 0/0, and the bottom right is 800/600; then I might have a pixel at
    437x340. For a drawing with a circle, and say the circle is at x1", y1" -
    instead of showing the normal dimensions, or ordinate directions that only
    show 1 axis, I want it to show something like "X=1.00, Y=1.00"...

    Thanks
     
    Tom L, Jan 30, 2006
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  4. Tom L

    matt Guest

    You're looking at a macro. Nothing does that right out of the box
    except the hole tables, and I don't think they put the dims in the view,
    they go to a separate table.

    matt
     
    matt, Jan 30, 2006
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    Brian Guest

    As I usually do my own prototype machining, I often wish for the same
    funtionality. If you figure something out, please let me know.
     
    Brian, Jan 31, 2006
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