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AnchortoptopThe 3D Markups Markup Dimension commands are called from either the DimensionLinear, Radial, AnglesAngular, or Part Smart Edge Dimension menus on the 3D Document Toolbar.

Selecting a

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Point

A 3D design is built from lines, triangles, and other polygons. Vertex points are the points of intersection between these figures Points generally indicate intersections between the elements that underlie the 3D design. When you choose a command that requires you to select a vertex point, the pointer appears as an arrow with a small "x" at the tip when over the Viewport. Red dots designate available vertices points on the model. (If you do not see the red dots, you may want to go to the 3D Viewer Options page of the Options component Settings page and select the Vertices visible on picking check box.) A cross-hatch indicates when the pointer is properly positioned over a vertex point. A yellow dot indicates that you have successfully selected a vertex point.

Selecting an

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Edge or

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Arc

Some 3D Markup Dimension commands, such as Edge Length and Arc Diameter, require you to select an edge or arc that already exists on the model. When the pointer is properly positioned over an edge or arc, a line or circle highlight will appear.

3D Markups Dimensions

Linear menu:

• Vertex Coordinates

• Arc Center Coordinates

• Edge Length

• Thickness

• Vertex to Vertex

• Vertex to Edge

• Arc Center to Edge

• Arc Center to Arc Center

• Surface Point to Edge

• Surface Point to Surface Point

• Distance Between Two Surfaces

• Sum of Connected Edges

• Minimum Distance Between Edges

• Boundary Center by Edges

Radial menu:

• Arc Diameter

• Arc Radius

• Circle by Three Vertices

Angular menu:

• Three Vertices Angle

• Two Edge Angle

• Surface Point to Surface Point

• Surface Point to Vertex

• Surface Point to Edge

• Two Vertices Draft-Angle

• Surface Draft Angle

Menu

Radial Menu

Angular Menu

Calculate menu (found on the Assembly pane):

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• Surface

• Center of Mass

• Extent Box

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You can also choose to measure the distance between two points with respect to the X-, Y-, or Z-axis by selecting "Along X", "Along Y", or "Along Z". Or you can change an existing Vertex to Vertex Distance to measure the distance between the two points with respect to the X-, Y-, or Z-axis by selecting the appropriate choice from the right-click menu. How...

Anchorvertextoedgevertextoedge Image Removed Vertex to Edge - Measures the distance between a vertex point and an existing straight edge on the model. How... Anchorarccentertoedgearccentertoedge Image Removed Arc Center to Edge - Measures the distance between the center of an existing arc on the model and an existing straight edge on the model. How... Anchorarccentertoarcenterarccentertoarcenter Image Removed Arc Center to Arc Center - Measures the distance between the centers of two existing arcs on the model. How... Anchorsurfacetoedgedistancesurfacetoedgedistance Image Removed Surface Point to Edge - Measures the distance between a point on a surface and an existing edge on the model. The "line" formed by the selected edge will be extended in space and the distance measured will be between the point on the surface and the nearest point on the "line" of the selected edge. How... Anchorsurfacetosurfacedistancesurfacetosurfacedistance Image Removed Surface Point to Surface Point - Measures the distance between two points on surfaces of the model. How... AnchorParallelSurfacesParallelSurfaces Image Removed Distance Between Two Surfaces - Measures the distance between two parallel surfaces on the model. How... Anchorsumofconnectededgessumofconnectededges Image Removed Sum of Connected Edges - Measures the sum of any number of connected edges selected by the user. How... Anchoredgetoedgeedgetoedge Image Removed Minimum Distance Between Edges - Measures the distance between two edges of the model. How... Anchorslotcenterbyedgesslotcenterbyedges Image Removed Boundary Center by Edges - Measures the the center point of a bondary on the assembly. How... Anchorarcdiameterarcdiameter Image Removed Arc Diameter - Measures the diameter of an existing circle on the model and draws the circle. Measure an Arc Diameter Anchorarcradiusarcradius Image Removed Arc Radius - Measures the radius of an existing circle on the model and draws the circle. How... Anchorcirclediameterwiththreeverticescirclediameterwiththreevertices Image Removed Circle by Three Vertices - Draws a circle that passes through three selected vertex points on the model and measures the circle's diameter. This command draws a visible diameter that passes through the first point you select. The label also lists the X, Y, and Z coordinates of the circle's center point. You can also choose to show only the arc that runs through the three points by selecting Draw Arc from the right-click menu. How... Anchoranglewiththreeverticesanglewiththreevertices Image Removed Three Vertices Angle - Measures an angle defined by two segments with a common vertex. You will pick the first point of the first segment, the vertex point, and finally the endpoint of the second segment. It is important to remember that the second point you select will be the vertex of the angle. Flip this angle's measurement by selecting the Flip Axis command from the right-click menu. How... Anchoredgetoedgeangleedgetoedgeangle Image Removed Two Edges Angle - Measures an angle defined by two edges on the model. The two edges picked must be co-planar How... Anchorsurfacetosurfaceanglesurfacetosurfaceangle Image Removed Two Surface Normals Angle - Measures the angle defined by the normal vectors of two surfaces. How... Anchorvertexttosurfaceanglevertexttosurfaceangle Image Removed Vertex to Surface Normal Angle - Measures an angle defined by the line between a vertex point on the model and a point on a surface and the normal vector of the surface. How... Anchorsurfacetoedgeanglesurfacetoedgeangle Image Removed Surface Normal to Edge Angle - Measures an angle defined by the normal vector of a surface and a straight edge on the model. How... Anchordraftanglewithtwoverticesdraftanglewithtwovertices Image Removed Two Vertices Draft-Angle - Measures an angle defined by a line between two selected points and the X-, Y-, or Z-axis. Flip this angle's measurement or change the axis used to compute it from the right-click menu. How... Anchorsurfacedraftanglesurfacedraftangle Image Removed Surface Draft Angle - Measures an angle defined by a surface normal vector and the X-, Y-, or Z-axis. Flip this angle's measurement or change the axis used to compute it from the right-click menu. How... 

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