Getting projection of angles in Pro/E

Hello, I need to get the projection of the angle formed between two
datum axes in Pro/E, on the datum planes that I select. How should
that be done?
Under Analysis>Measure> Angle, there are three selections that need to
be made and I though that the third entity is the plane you would like
to get the projection on, but it seems like that doesn't do it. Any
suggestions?
Thanks so much!
Roza

 

Hello, I need to get the projection of the angle formed between two
datum axes in Pro/E, on the datum planes that I select. How should
that be done?
Under Analysis>Measure> Angle, there are three selections that need to
be made and I though that the third entity is the plane you would like
to get the projection on, but it seems like that doesn't do it. Any
suggestions?
Thanks so much!
Roza

Go to the Definition tab and click on Direction, pick an axis that describes the normal to the plane. Unfortunately, direction doesn't include any way to indicate a plane normal while it could as easily be either direction in the plane (xy, yz, zx). Obviously, it would do you well to have created this axis before hand, or you could possibly interrupt this function to create one 'on the fly' by simply selecting the 'Create Axis' icon at the time you need to choose the directional reference.

David Janes

 

Thanks, but if you try it you will see it keeps giving you either the
supplementary angle of the one you were getting before defining a
reference, or 360 minus that angle . And it also seems like selecting
the normal does the same things as picking the plane itself - but this
one is not an issue as long as it actually gives you some form of the
measurement you want to take.
I need to know the projection of that angle on a plane I pick, or in
other words the angle between projections of the two lines on that
plane. May be there is a way to do this second one although of course
if the first method works out it is much more preferable and
straightforward.

Roza

 

Thanks, but if you try it you will see it keeps giving you either the
supplementary angle of the one you were getting before defining a
reference, or 360 minus that angle . And it also seems like selecting
the normal does the same things as picking the plane itself - but this
one is not an issue as long as it actually gives you some form of the
measurement you want to take.
I need to know the projection of that angle on a plane I pick, or in
other words the angle between projections of the two lines on that
plane. May be there is a way to do this second one although of course
if the first method works out it is much more preferable and
straightforward.

Roza

Shot in the dark, sorry it didn't work out for you. Maybe if you created a drawing with the projection plane parallel to the screen and dimension the angle from there?

David Janes