Offsetting features

[fruitlessapple]

I am working on a program with a circular part, with four holes 90 degrees apart. In these threaded holes (.201 diameter), I have .25 diameter pins screwed in so that I can get an accurate representation of the cylinders. Is there a way to create an offset cylinder off of the .25 diameter pin, to .201 diameter so I can reflect it in the report? I hope that makes sense. Thank you!

[DAN_M]

I don't understand your question. Can you please re-phrase?

[dph51]

Projected length might be what you need.

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

he wants the measured cylinder of .25 (pin screwed into the tapped hole) to report the size of the tapped hole and not the size of the screwed in pin.

[marcc]

https://www.pcdmisforum.com/forum/pc...help-with-code post #6

[DAN_M]

I would do this 4 times

CYL1       =FEAT/CONTACT/CYLINDER/DEFAULT,CARTESIAN,IN,LEAST_SQR
            THEO/<0,0,0.076>,<0,0,1>,0.250,0.21
            ACTL/<0,0,0.076>,<0,0,1>,0.250,0.21
            TARG/<0,0,0.076>,<0,0,1>
            START ANG=0,END ANG=360
            ANGLE VEC=<1,0,0>
            DIRECTION=CCW
            SHOW FEATURE PARAMETERS=NO
            SHOW CONTACT PARAMETERS=NO
F1         =GENERIC/CIRCLE,DEPENDENT,CARTESIAN,OUT,$
            NOM/XYZ,<CYL1.TX,CYL1.TY,CYL1.TZ>,$
            MEAS/XYZ,<CYL1.X,CYL1.Y,CYL1.Z>,$
            NOM/IJK,<CYL1.TI,CYL1.TJ,CYL1.TK>,$
            MEAS/IJK,<CYL1.I,CYL1.J,CYL1.K>,$
            DIAMETER/0.201,0.201
DIM LOC1= POSITION OF CIRCLE F1  UNITS=IN ,$
GRAPH=OFF  TEXT=OFF  MULT=10.00  OUTPUT=BOTH  FIT TO DATUMS=OFF  DEV PERPEN CENTERLINE=OFF  DISPLAY=DIAMETER
AX       MEAS    NOMINAL       +TOL       -TOL      BONUS        DEV     OUTTOL
X      0.0000     0.0000                                      0.0000          
Y      0.0000     0.0000                                      0.0000          
DF     0.2010     0.2010     0.0030     0.0030                0.0000     0.0000 ----#----
TP     0.0000        RFS     0.0050                0.0000     0.0000     0.0000 #--------
END OF DIMENSION LOC1

[Michael R]

I use auto circle and grab the hole from the cad model, then change from an inside circle to outside, and lastly put how far up I want to measure on the thread locator in the depth field.

[fruitlessapple]

How did you add F1?

[DAN_M]

Insert/Feature/Generic

Click on Circle

Make sure the "diameter" option is selected

Press OK

Now that the "blank" generic feature is in your edit window, you must type the rest of the stuff in to get it like mine.

[fruitlessapple]

Awesome, that worked! Thank you so much, I appreciate it.