Drafting Application

Submitted by jamkhp on Tue, 01/02/2018 - 21:08
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.NET programming

Hi,
Happy New Year to all...

How to do the dimensioning using API ?
I tried running Journals, what I see that, it takes the reference of the curves and then creates the dimensions,

So does it mean, that I have Name all the edges in the model from which I need to take the dimensions ? ( sounds laborious)

or the other I can think of, is to make manual sketches in the model and put them in the Named views and then use those sketches in the drafting sheet, but still I have to Name the curves, Do I ?.
I could control the dimensions of the sketches with the same values which run the model.

I am bit confused on how to approach this feat.
any sort of guidance is much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

NXJournaling - Wed, 01/03/2018 - 05:30

I'd suggest looking into the PMI application. You can add PMI dimensions to the model or show sketch dimensions as PMI dimensions then inherit those PMI dimensions onto your drawing. This might be an easier method than naming all your edges...