Creating Dimensions

You can create dimensions. You can also preview the dimensions to be created, when creating dimensions on elements.

Before you begin:

Open or create a drawing representation containing geometry.

See Also
About Creating Dimensions
Creating Half Dimensions
  1. From the Annotation section of the action bar, click Dimensions.
  2. Click a first element in the view. For example, a circle.
  3. If required, click a second element in the view. The dimension type is automatically defined according to the selected elements (Projected dimension or Force dimension on element in the Tools Palette).


    At this step, the options in the Tools Palette let you to position the dimension using one of the following modes: Projected or Forced modes.



    These options are also available in the context menu.

  4. Click Force Dimension on element from the Tools Palette.


  5. Right-click to access the context menu and select 1 symbol. The dimension becomes a one-symbol dimension.


    Important: During the dimension creation step, you can switch between one-symbol or two-symbols dimension by selecting or deselecting 1 symbol in the context menu. Once the dimension has been created, you must use the Properties menu to specify whether you want to use one or two symbols. Right-click the dimension and in the context menu, choose Properties. Select the Dimension Line tab and then select Symbol 2 to display two-symbols dimension, or clear this check box to display one-symbol dimension.
  6. Click in the drawing window to validate the dimension creation.


  7. Create two other dimensions on a line as shown.


  8. Select the two dimensions by pressing Ctrl (you can move them both).
  9. Start creating another dimension: click Dimensions and select another circle.


  10. Click in the drawing to validate the dimension creation.
  11. Right-click the dimension you created, and choose Dimension.3 Object and select Swap to Radius.
    The diameter dimension has swapped to the radius dimension.

  12. Right-click the dimension again, and choose Dimension.3 Object, and clear Extend to Center.
    The radius extension line is not extended up to the center anymore.

Important: When you create a dimension, its chosen type is stored and used as the default value, the next time you use this command.