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Getting dimensions when using equations

Double_O_7

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Hi All,


I am going through the solidworks tutorials and I came across the hinge tutorial. In this tutorial it mentions the placement of screw holes in the hinge at certain values. The next partusesequations, where the first hole has an offset (30mm), half of the hinge height (60mm). It mentions when in the equations dialogbox, you should doubleclick on the "large model face",but when I do that only the width and depth are shown, and not the height.


1. Sketch a vertical line 60mm
2. Extrude it with length 120mm and thickness 5mm
3. Place a hole in large face.
4. Add dimensions to hole
5. Add equation.
6. Select the vertical dimension of the hole position
7. Doubleclick the large model face to show its dimensions
!!! At this point it only shows me the 120mm and the 5mm dimensions.
8. Click on the 60mm dimension (where?) and in the formula set it /2


Now this has been very frustrating, because this is still a tutorial and to get stuck already....


An example of the whole tutorial can found via the help of your solid works or [url]http://pergatory.mit.edu/2.007/software_tools/SolidWorks/Sol idWorks_Tutorial.pdf[/url]at "working with assemblies / Advanced Design Techniques / Adding Screw Holes ).
 

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