Creating Curvilinear Dimensions

Curvilinear Dimensions lets you create curvilinear dimensions which measures the overall length of a complete curve.

Before you begin: Open an existing 3D shape.
  1. Select a curve or an edge.



    The dimension is previewed. By default, the dimension line is linear.



  2. Right-click in the 3D area and select Offset representation mode for the dimension line.
    Note:

    There are three kinds of representation mode:

    • Offset: displays the dimension line as an offset curve of the projection of the measured curve.
    • Parallel: displays the dimension line as a parallel curve of the projection of the measured curve.
    • Linear: displays the dimension line as a straight line, parallel to the direction defined by the limit points of the measured curve.

    The dimension line is modified accordingly.

  3. Click in the 3D area to validate and end the dimension creation.



 

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