01-31-2018 09:16 AM
I'm placing a dimension for a tapped hole. For the hole itself, I 'm using 3 decimal places for the diameter range. When calling out the tap drill depth, I only want to use 2 decimal place precision. The default for the reference seems to match whatever the dimension is. Is there a way to accomplish this? The same question applies to the depth of the threads as well.
Here's the dialoge box:
01-31-2018 10:26 AM
Kyle,
There is a way to individually specify number of decimal places. It's a little bit cumbersome, but works.
If you add "%{ in front of the hole size (%HD) and /@0} after, and replace the zero with the number of decimal places, then you get the desired result. This works for depth as well. see image.
example, for a 10mm hole - no decimal places then text string would be: %DI%{%HD/@0}
Hope this helps.
01-31-2018 11:06 AM
IIRC in ST7 we were added the FORMAT property text option that gives a GUI to the older %formats.
https://docs.plm.automation.siemens.com/tdoc/se/110/se_help#uid:xid1129777:xid1325276:xid1325279:ind...
Select the related Ref Text Callout, this should enable the [FORMAT] option which then gives a nicer GUI for these sort of mods.
01-31-2018 11:26 AM
I'm always amazed when I see stuff like this. It's the year 2018, people have been dimensioning and tolerancing for many many decades, and we still have to jump through arcane mumbo jumbo to get a decent callout for a friggin hole. What happened to the GUI concept?
01-31-2018 12:13 PM
01-31-2018 12:30 PM
I must still be doing something wrong. I tried formatting it for 2 decimal places and get a reference error. You can see the error on the dimension next to the dialoge box. And I agree, this is a very arcane way to accomplish a simple task. SE needs to improve this.
01-31-2018 12:51 PM - edited 01-31-2018 12:52 PM
Why are you using dimensions for holes instead of a callout so you can use feature callouts.
01-31-2018 12:57 PM
Dimensions seem to be more appropriate for detailing various features on a drawing. Also, given the complexity of the codes required to detail a part, they are prone to syntax issues. In a dimension dialogue box there are buttons to select that handle the codes. Solid Edge needs a more direct way to change the decimal precision when detailing "compound" holes such as countersinks, counterbores, tapped holes etc.
Kyle
01-31-2018 12:58 PM
01-31-2018 01:16 PM
nanan00 wrote:Why are you using dimensions for holes instead of a callout so you can use feature callouts.
That doesn't address the need to dimension the hole's diameter at 3 places and the depth at 2 places. That's just a simple case. There may be cases where you want unilateral tolerances, etc., etc.
Can't do that with SE yet it wasn't uncommon on the old drafting board.