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Basic of Basics Drawing

andrei2

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Hi everyone
I use Wildfire 3.0. When Im in Sketch mode I have 4 issues and would like to please if someone could take time for my questions. For better understanding of my question, I add also pictures that are located on the PhotoBucket server.
1. I would like to have on the sketch mode cartesian coordinate system in all four axis. Example of what I exsactly mean is ON THIS LINK. I made up to 3 in all four axis because this is just an example. I would like to have it up to 15. Of course it logical that I will have to, unfortunately, use shift + middle mouse button in that case. The length between each of those numbers needs to be the same and not too short so the line (it is on the picture) can be big enough because I would like to do some work with it. I tried in the Edit menu option ''Coordinate system'' also tried the same option in the left side (from Sketch mode background), where Icons are located, but didn't work.

2. Picture is ON THIS LINK2. I would like to move the length from one location to another. Is this possible to do without using Defining Dimensions. If yes (better for me), how? If not, Its easy to create the defining dimension but how do I move it then? I know I could do on the ''new place'' (as is mentoined on the picture), the point and then create Defining Dimension and change its length to knowing one but this isn't what I want.

3. Near the point (sketch mode of course) I would like to have a letter or two. I found the option ''Create text as part of a section'' (icon with A). Is this the only way to write some text (such as A' or B'') near the point? I would just like to name the points but the mentoined option doesn't give me well view of the letter.

4. The picture is HERE. On the picture I had to create (in Windows XP drawing program, outside proe) manually shape of a mouse cursor because the screenshot didn't copy it. So I have two points here, one is without its location - I haven't dropped it yet. I would like to ask - shouldn't be near the the mouse cursor very little square which shows that the point is under the other one? How could I see that the other point is exsactly under the first one? Display Of Constraints won't work.

Thank you very much for your time!

Best wishes to all!
 
I would like to practice for exam similar taskes as THOSE ARE. Filename is OG.rar. Definition of taskes are in our language but pictures are clear enough for everyone. The reason why I pleased for help on above four questions is because if I practice in ProE those taskes, instead of drawing on the paper, I will get the result if I understand the task or if I don't much quicker and therfore I can save some time and do some more taskes / learning longer which means better understanding.
 
From what I understand on your drawing you're confronting an examination on geometry and you want to make these drawing in ProE.


Although it is not impossible to make these sketches in ProE I'm 100% sure that any other decent drawing program will be a better choice to start with. ProE is a lousy drawing program. The sketcher is there to serve modeling purposes, not to make elaborate drawings. And draft mode is there to make drawing of your models. Free drawing, even adding geometry to views is hard.


Alex
 

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