Adding a Dimension

Select one of the dimension adding functions from the Drafting | Dimensions | Dimension menu. Select the projection plane, direction and scale of the dimension to be added in a dialog box. The selected function defines the dimension type: dimension between two points, angle dimension, dimensioning radius etc.

Dimension Type

Distance

Origin

Angle

Radius

Diameter

Arc Length

Projection plane

Projection Plane of a Dimension

Direction

Dimensioning Direction

Scale

Scale affects the size of the dimension/text. When you add dimensions of different scale to the model, the sizes of dimension figures differ from each other. Define the scale as a value of 1:?.

Note

• You can change the visibility of dimension in the model window in the following way:
  1. Select View | View | Dims And Texts.
  2. Select one of the following:
     • All dimensions/texts
     • No dimensions/texts
     • Free
• You can delete a dimension from a model in the following way:
  1. Select the dimension in the basic mode of the program.
  2. Press Delete.