Dimension Manipulation

Note that for views that are generated from surfaces, only sketched constraints are generated.

Before you begin:

You should be familiar with important concepts.

Create dimensions:

Create dimensions by clicking elements.

Create half-dimensions:

Create half dimensions on distance, angle, diameter, cylinders, diameter edges and diameter tangents but not on cumulate dimensions.

Create cumulated dimensions:

Create cumulated dimensions on a view using selection.

Create stacked dimensions:

Create stacked dimensions using selection.

Create explicit dimensions:

Create dimensions using explicit selection both of the desired icon and of the required geometrical elements.

Create/modify angle dimensions:

Create an angle dimension and perform the following kinds of modifications: new angle sector or turn an angle sector into a supplementary sector.

Create chamfer dimensions:

Create chamfer dimensions.

Create associative thread dimensions.

Create/modify coordinate dimensions:

Automatically create coordinate dimensions on elements.

Create a table containing holes dimensions (diameter and center coordinates).

Create a table containing 2D and  3D points coordinates.

Create/modify radius curvature dimensions:

Create and modify a radius curvature dimension. This lets you know the curvature radius at a given point on a curve (spline, ellipse, etc.).

Create dimensions on curves:

You can create dimensions on the overall size of any kind of curve, whether it is canonical or not (e.g.: line, circle, ellipse, spline, etc.). You can also create dimensions on the overall size between 2 curves, or between a curve and a line, for example.

Create dimensions between an element and a view axis:

Create dimensions between an element and a view axis (one of the two axes or the origin). 

Modify the dimension type:

Modify the dimension type as you create a dimension. On other words, you modify the dimension attributes.

Re-route dimensions:

Re-route dimensions, i.e. recalculate dimensions taking into account new geometry elements.

Interrupt one or more extension lines:

Interrupt manually one or more extension lines of one or more dimensions, either using the contextual menu or the Insert menu bar option.

Modify the dimension line location:

Use the mouse to modify dimension line location either before or after creating dimensions.

Modify the dimension value text position:

Use the cursor to modify dimension value text position.

Specify the dimension value position:

Automatically or explicitly position the dimension value inside or outside the area between extremity symbols.

Add text before/after the dimension value:

Insert text before or after the dimension value.

Modify the dimension overrun/blanking:

Use the Blanking Edition dialog box to modify dimension overrun or blanking.

Line up dimensions (free space):

Line up dimensions relatively to a point in the free space.

Line up dimensions (reference):

Line up dimensions according to a given reference.

Create a datum feature:

Use the Datum Feature Creation dialog box to create a datum feature.

Modify a datum feature by editing it.

Create a geometrical tolerance:

Use the Geometric Dimensioning And Tolerancing Parameters dialog box to create geometrical tolerances.

Modify a geometrical tolerance:

Use the Geometric Dimensioning And Tolerancing Parameters dialog box to modify geometrical tolerances.

Copy a geometrical tolerance:

Copy an existing geometrical tolerance and then edit the content for creating a new one.

Create driving dimensions

Create dimensions that will drive associated constrained geometry.