I want to measure from a round face to a flat but when I select the round
face it goes to the center of the round object, how can I measure the
distance from the edge of the round object to the edge of the flat object?

Try selecting the edge of the round object rather than the face.  This
should give you the closest dimension from the round edge to the flat.


"Nathan Feculak" <nfeculak@goawyspam_namco.ca> wrote in message
news:9ytYb.24124$n17.7544@clgrps13...
> I want to measure from a round face to a flat but when I select the round
> face it goes to the center of the round object, how can I measure the
> distance from the edge of the round object to the edge of the flat object?
>
>

If your hole and flat are  in a different plane then you can get your edge
distance.  For example: Pick the top edge of your thru hole and  bottom edge
of the flat.  You will then get a diagonal measurement and you can read you
x y z distance.  Sometime you will get an edge distance by picking the  flat
and hole edge in the same plane.   For 2 holes pick the top edge of one and
the bottom edge of the other.

Another trick is to create an assembly Cut feature or feature cut in a part.
This creates a "section view" and all silhouette  edges become lines.  It is
then very easy to use the measure tool.  You can  turn off you "section" by
suppressing the feature.

Warren



"Nathan Feculak" <nfeculak@goawyspam_namco.ca> wrote in message
news:9ytYb.24124$n17.7544@clgrps13...
> I want to measure from a round face to a flat but when I select the round
> face it goes to the center of the round object, how can I measure the
> distance from the edge of the round object to the edge of the flat object?
>
>




----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==----
http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups
---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =---