Add a Distance Constraint

  1. Select Sketch | Constraints | Distance.
  2. Select the first line or point. This line or point will keep its position.
  3. Select the second line or point. This line or point will move so that it is at the desired distance from the first line or point.
  4. Select the position of the dimension.
  5. Edit the data in the Edit constraint dialog box.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Add more distance constraints by repeating steps 2-6 or finish adding distance constraints by pressing the ESC key or the middle mouse button.
Note:
  • You can dimension the diameter of a part which is rotationally symmetric.
  • The dimension will change between distance and diameter when you move the cursor over the rotation axis before positioning the dimension.
  • The type of one of the lines must be Rot.Axis.
  • This works for both the Distance and the Dimension constraints.
  • After positioning the dimension you can drag the it elsewhere and it will remain a diameter dimension.