And in Assembly?The measure tool should let you select a vertex of an object..........
I don't understand why we can't select vertices in assemblies.And in Assembly?
While in an assembly: Did you try clicking the icon showing a point at a vertex and then try clicking a vertex? Last I tried it didn't work.
MilesH said:
Access to vertices when working within Assembly
For some reason, there is no access to vertices when working within an Assembly.
Choose the vertex selection filter icon and nothing happens (it's not grayed out, so why shouldn't I click it
You can inset a Point at a vertex, directly from within an Assembly, by selecting an edge and setting the value to 0 or 1.You'll need to edit the part either "here" or in a new window in order to insert the point at a vertex. Then back in the assembly select Show Reference Geometry for the part in order to see the point(s).
Yes it works. Enable 'show reference geometry'.While in an assembly: Did you try clicking the icon showing a point at a vertex and then try clicking a vertex? Last I tried it didn't work.
Not for me. And why would you need to enable 'Show Reference Geometry'?Yes it works. Enable 'show reference geometry'.
Because a datum point is reference geometry.Not for me. And why would you need to enable 'Show Reference Geometry'?
I think you may be missing the direction the thread took, Seb. We were talking about methods to insert a Point from directly within an Assembly. Not from within a Part being edited in an Assembly or a Part edited in a separate window. AFAIK, the only way to do that is to use Insert Point on Edge technique that I gave above. Who wants to open two separate Parts to Insert Points to take a measurement in Assembly space!! The real question is why the heck can't we get access to Vertices in Assembly?Because a datum point is reference geometry.
I was replying to the OP...I think you may be missing the direction the thread took, Seb. We were talking about methods to insert a Point from directly within an Assembly. Not from within a Part being edited in an Assembly or a Part edited in a separate window. AFAIK, the only way to do that is to use Insert Point on Edge technique that I gave above. Who wants to open two separate Parts to Insert Points to take a measurement in Assembly space!! The real question is why the heck can't we get access to Vertices in Assembly?
No mention of assemblies.Is there anyway to just put a dot as a reference point? When I draw a shape and extrude it, some times, I would like to just put a point/dot on the corner of the box, to use as reference. for measuring.
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Which Nate picked up on.And in Assembly?
I don't always read all the responses. I was merely replying to the OPs initial question.You joined in when we started talking about Assemblies, after my veiled reference to the lack of access to Vertices in Assembly:
It isn't efficient. But much in AD isn't.Fair enough. But that's where the miscommunications start. You were still answering the original question directly and assuming that Nate and I were too. We'd moved on to taking measurements in Assembly which is limited by lack of access to Vertices. We pointed out that you cannot insert a Point to a Vertice in Assembly.
If you were making the suggestion here, to Insert Points in a Part/Parts and then view them in Assembly to take a Measurement. That's pretty inefficient. If you were suggesting adding a Point to a Vertex, actually in Assembly space, then the only way to do it is to insert one on an edge. That's why Nate and I contradicted you. Anyway, that's just my reading of it.......