You posted while I was still typing
I think I know what it does but it definitely needs a "Getting Started" manual with detailed instructions on what it does, why we should use it, what the differences are and when to use one or the other, starting it, what NEEDS to be included and what is...
In reference to arc dimensions,
if you are measuring a distance less than the radius of the arc, choose the inside option
if you are measuring a distance greater than the radius of the arc, choose the outside option
Do you click the dimensioning button first and then move to the drawing view or do you click the drawing view first and then the button?
My question is because I select the view and then the button, which restricts me to the selected view but if I click the button first then each view...
Yes, that's how I got it and work pays for it now. It was free until a few years back when the version I had was no longer be supported by windows, so we had to upgrade.
There is an issue with the Gleason bevel gear option.
I ran the 20/40 set it defaults to and it worked but then I used 13/51 and the pinion has no flats on the tooth face. The crown seems ok though.
13 is the smallest standard pinion tooth count for Gleason
I joined yesterday and have now done 12 practise models and the one you were asking about. I got 1482.0358gm
I'll never compete though, my brain isn't too good at 4am (my time)
1 Using the section tool drops you into draw mode for the line as soon as you select the view to be sectioned. In fact, if you select the view and then the section tool, then you are ready to draw the line.
2 For tangent points, normally the theoretical intersection tool does all I need. Unless...