Filtering Dimension Generation

You can set filters before dimension generation using the Dimension Generation Filters dialog box.

Before you begin: Open a generative drawing representation. Arrange your tabs horizontally to view both your drawing and the related part by dragging and dropping the required tab anywhere in the action bar. Go to Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Mechanical Systems > Drafting > Generation section, and select the Filters before generation check box. This automatically launches the dimension generation filters before generating dimensions.
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About Dimension Generation
  1. By default, dimensions will be generated on all views. If you want to generate dimensions on a specific view, select this view.
  2. From the customized section of the action bar, click Generate Dimensions .

    This command is not available by default. To add it to the action bar, select Me > Preferences > Customize > Commands, and drag and drop the command onto a section.

    Tip: You can also click Filters from the customized section of the action bar.

    The Dimension Generation Filters dialog box displays the parameters and filters that you can use for dimension generation, lists the elements for which dimensions will be generated, and specifies how many constraints there are for each listed element.

    The options under Type of constraint let you specify what type of constraints you want to generate dimensions from in your drawing.

    • Sketcher constraints: Generates dimensions from constraints created in the Sketcher app.

    • 3D constraints: Generates dimensions from 3D constraints (for example an Offset between two planes).

    • Measured constraints: Generates dimensions from measured constraints.

    The options in the Options area let you generate additional dimension types.

    • ...associated with un-represented elements: Generates dimensions from constraints associated with elements that are not represented on the drawing (i.e. which are not visible in the various views your drawing may contain). In this case, the generated dimensions will appear as not attached to any element in the drawing.

    • ...with design tolerances: Generates dimensions from constraints with design tolerances, and applies the constraint tolerance to the corresponding generated dimension.

  3. Clear the 3D constraints check box to specify that dimensions from 3D constraints should not be generated. You can notice that the list is updated with the proper number of constraints for each element.
  4. Click OK.
    The dimensions are generated on the drawing.
    Important: When the same part is used several times within a given product, dimensions for this part are generated only once, for a single part instance (instead of being generated for all part instances). By default, dimensions are generated on the part instance which is the first in the tree.

    Depending on whether the Analysis after generation check box was selected in Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Mechanical Systems > Drafting > Generation tab, the Generated Dimension Analysis dialog box is available. For more information, see Analyzing Generated Dimensions.

  5. Click OK.