I am working on the 3d sketch tutorial and I am having a hard time 
trying to dimension a circle. I can change the dia with out any problem 
but I am trying to move the center point 11mm on the X axis and just can 
not seem to figure out how.
I am coming from TurboCad and I can tell you I am extremely impressed by SW.
Thanks for any help

David Scribler <flyaboo@REVERSE.com.yahoo> wrote in message news:<412b5839$0$65574$a1866201@newsreader.dsl.net>...
> I am working on the 3d sketch tutorial and I am having a hard time 
> trying to dimension a circle. I can change the dia with out any problem 
> but I am trying to move the center point 11mm on the X axis and just can 
> not seem to figure out how.
> I am coming from TurboCad and I can tell you I am extremely impressed by SW.
> Thanks for any help


you are moving the circle, not just a ctr point. 

I don't even bother putting turbocad on my resume. what a MASSIVE load of crap
that is.

On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:01:10 -0400, David Scribler
<flyaboo@REVERSE.com.yahoo> wrote:

>I am working on the 3d sketch tutorial and I am having a hard time 
>trying to dimension a circle. I can change the dia with out any problem 
>but I am trying to move the center point 11mm on the X axis and just can 
>not seem to figure out how.
>I am coming from TurboCad and I can tell you I am extremely impressed by SW.
>Thanks for any help

I come from 2D CAD package background too, and my impression is that
you need to think dimensions. 
Dimensions seem to drive things where you want them. 
I was using to picking something up, then moving it x,y to a new
place.

Try adding a dimension from a fully defined point (edge,face whatever)
to the centre of the circle, and entering the correct distance for the
dimension.(Edit the circle sketch, add smart dimension)
That should work...

Laz wrote:
> David Scribler <flyaboo@REVERSE.com.yahoo> wrote in message news:<412b5839$0$65574$a1866201@newsreader.dsl.net>...
> 
>>I am working on the 3d sketch tutorial and I am having a hard time 
>>trying to dimension a circle. I can change the dia with out any problem 
>>but I am trying to move the center point 11mm on the X axis and just can 
>>not seem to figure out how.
>>I am coming from TurboCad and I can tell you I am extremely impressed by SW.
>>Thanks for any help
> 
> 
> 
> you are moving the circle, not just a ctr point. 
> 
> I don't even bother putting turbocad on my resume. what a MASSIVE load of crap
> that is.
Frankly I am not a draftsmen I am being forced into it. I am a 
programmer by proffesion. The last time I looked at a cad system before 
I started this was in 86 so Turbocad looked pretty good to me :) 
Solidworks is light years ahead of it. It does so much for you that it 
is down right scary. I am working on the hinge tutorial now.