Thursday, March 15, 2018

Dimension Edit

Grip Edit



Stretch the dimension by grip


Adjust Space

Adjusts the spacing between linear dimensions or angular dimensions



Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Adjust Space



Select Base Dimension (Fix - Not move)



Select other dimensions to space
Press [Enter]



Enter 15 for the spacing


Other dimensions adjust with the equal spacing


Dimension Break

Breaks or restores dimension and extension lines where they cross other objects



Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Break



Select dimension



Select object or dimension intersect with the dimension



Select another intersect object




Dimension Text Justify

Alignes dimension text to left, center or right.



Annotate panel > Dimensions panel expand > Left Justify



Select the dimension



Dimension text aligned to left


Dimension Text Override

Overriding dimension text

Select the dimension
Properties palette - Text - Text override: 500
Press [Enter]




Add Jogline

Adds or removes a jog line on a linear or aligned dimension
Indicate a break in the objects being dimensioned
The dimension value represents the actual distance, rather than the measured distance.



Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Jogline



Select the dimension



Pick a location



Dimension Text Angle

Rotate dimension text to an angle



Annotate tab > Dimensions panel expand > Text Angle



Select the dimension



Enter 30



Dimension text rotate 30 degrees

Dimension Text Edit

Add text before or after dimension text



Select multiple dimensions



Properties palette - Text - Text override: <> mm
Press [Enter]


'mm' added after the dimensions

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