Setup question

[michaelpaul]

I'm not sure if this is possible, but it's something that just kind of bugs me. It doesn't take too long to fix, but I must fix it every time I start a model.

is there a way to force Pro to start a sketch in a new model such that it doesn't assume that my part is going to be HUGE! I understand that if it's a brand new sketch, Pro dosn't know if I want my part to be 200 or 2 inches in width. The problem is, almost nothing I design is ever larger than about 12 inches square so every single time I create a new part I must first create a sketch that is WAY to large, adjust the dimensions down to a workable level, and then proceed. It'd just save a few moments on every part I create if I could force Pro to accept smaller units for the inital square sketch that I almost always create.

Can this be done or must I continue just drawing a circle, adjusting that dimension to set overall scale, and then deleting the circle to start drawing my real sketch?

Any ideas?

Thanks

Michael

 

[appinmi]

In your "start part", create a datum curve which is just a circle that is average size of your parts,

 

[csusie]

Why cant you draw your real sketch without worrying about dimensions to start, box select all of the dimensions, hit the modify tab, lock scale and modify 1 dimension to a reasonable level?

 

[michaelpaul]

Why cant you draw your real sketch without worrying about dimensions to start, box select all of the dimensions, hit the modify tab, lock scale and modify 1 dimension to a reasonable level?

so that's what that check box does! this is what I was looking for. I just never even thoght about what that box did so I never considered it.

thanks for the tip.

Michael