Automatic Dimensioning Settings

You can specify the dimensions to be added to a projection with the automatic dimensioning settings. You can edit the automatic dimensioning settings from a dialog box.

The horizontal direction is the direction of the X axis.

The vertical direction is the direction of the Y axis.

Main Dimensions
Horizontal/vertical
Dimensioning divides the projection dimension points into two equal parts (top and bottom / left and right). The longest possible dimension is added on both sides.
Holes
Horizontal/vertical
Dimensioning divides the projection dimension points into two equal parts (top and bottom). The locations of the center points of round holes are dimensioned on both sides on a common dimension line (including the first instance of a feature pattern and excluding the rest of the instances).
Diameters
The diameters of round holes that do not belong to feature patterns are dimensioned. Thread features are marked.
Bendlines
Horizontal/vertical
Dimensioning divides the projection dimension points into two equal parts (top and bottom / left and right). The bendline locations are dimensioned on both sides on a common dimension line.
Edge Shape
Horizontal/vertical
Dimensioning divides the projection dimension points into two equal parts (top and bottom / left and right). The dimensions of the edge polyline are added on both sides if they are not too far from the dimension line.
Patterns
The following work only for hole patterns created with the Feature Pattern function.
In practice, identification of a pattern from 2D geometry will succeed only in rare special cases, especially when there are several patterns.
Feature patterns – horizontal/vertical
Dimensioning divides the projection dimension points into two equal parts (top and bottom / left and right). The locations of the center points of round holes are dimensioned on both sides on a common dimension line (including the first instance of a feature pattern and excluding the rest of the instances).
Automatic dimensioning also takes deleted instances into consideration.
Feature patterns – diameters
Dimension the diameters of round holes created with the Feature Pattern function next to the first instance – for example, D10 x8 – separately for each pattern. Thread features are marked.
Misc
Chain dimension
Check side of elements
Block part special tweaks
Profile codes
The profile information is positioned parallel to the profile above it in the correct angle. The positioning happens automatically to the middle of the longest visible part of a profile line and refreshes when the profile structure is modified in 3d mode.
You can edit the content of the profile information text in PreferencesEdit2D-drawingProfile Data.
Note:
  • The setting applies to the system and it affects profile information texts in an old drawing, also, when the drawing is refreshed.
  • If only the profile’s cross section is visible, its data is not entered in the projection.