Dimensions  

The Interactive Drafting workbench provides a simple method to create and modify given types of dimensions.   Before you begin: You should be familiar with basic 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 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 fillet radius dimensions: Create a fillet radius dimension in a projected view. Create chamfer dimensions: Create a chamfer dimension using selection. Create thread dimensions: Create associative thread dimensions. Create/modify coordinate dimensions: Automatically create coordinate dimensions on elements. Create a holes dimensions table: Create a table containing holes dimensions (diameter and center coordinates). Create points coordinates table: 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 overall curve dimensions: 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 curvilinear length dimensions: You can create dimensions for the curvilinear length of a curve, i.e. measure the overall length of a curve.   Create partial curvilinear length dimensions: You can create dimensions for the curvilinear length of a curve portion, i.e. measure the partial length of a curve.   Create dimensions along a reference direction: You can create dimensions along a direction of measure. In other words, you can measure the projection of a segment/distance onto a direction. Create dimensions between intersection points: You can create dimensions between an intersection point and an element or between two intersection points.   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).    Create minimum distance dimensions: Create dimension measuring the absolute minimum distance between two curves, or between a point and a curve.   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. Clipping dimension: Clip a part of the dimension line and restore the unclipped dimension. 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: 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.   Scale a dimension: Apply a scale to the dimension text when one is applied to the object containing the dimension.