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titleSmart Dimensions


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titleMeasure an edge

APPEARS TO MEASURE THE ANGLE BETWEEN THE SELECTED AXIS AND A POINT ON A SURFACE - DON'T UNDERSTAND.

  1. Open the Smart Dimension menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (How? Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Smart Dimension icon. You should see a drop-down menu listing the available commands.))Image Added
  2. Select Smart Edge Dimension.
  3. Select an axis ?? or Normal.
    GLEN: I don't understand what the dialog box means by "Pick an edge to do an edge measurement from the context menu."
  4. Optional: Navigate to or enter Image Added
  5. Mouse over and select a highlighted edge.
  6. Optional:
    1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
    2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or
    a ???
    1. to a document and user view within the current file.
  7. Position your pointer over the edge whose ?? you want to measure. The edge is highlighted when the pointer is properly positioned.Click the highlighted line.cursor on an edge. (Selectable edges are highlighted when you mouse over them.)
    1. Double-click the left mouse button to measure the edge length (default).
    2. Click the right mouse button to bring up a context menu containing additional measurement options, then make your selection.
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      If the edge you select is an arc, the context menu will contain more measurement choices.Image Added
  8. Drag and click to position the label in the scene.

 

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titleNote

If you want to add several of the same type of markup, you may select the Lock tool checkbox that appears when you select a markup command. This will allow you to keep adding the same type of markup to the scene until you click Stop.



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titleMeasure a surface
  1. Open the Smart Dimension menu on the 3D Document Toolbar. (
How?
  1. Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Smart Dimension icon.
You should see a drop-down menu listing the available commands.)
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  2. Select Smart
Surface Optional: Navigate to or enter
  1. Edge Dimension.
  • Select an axis ?? and select or clear the Flip Axis checkbox to ??.
    GLEN: I don't understand what the dialog box means by "Pick a surface to do a surface measurement from the context menu."
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    2. Mouse over and select a highlighted edge.
    3. Optional:
      1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
      2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or
    a ???
      1. to a document and user view within the current file.
    2. Position your
    pointer over the surface whose ?? you want to measure. The surface is highlighted when the pointer is properly positioned.Click the highlighted surface.
    1. cursor on a point on a surface. (Selectable points and surfaces are highlighted when you mouse over them.)
      1. Double-click the left mouse button to measure the surface draft angle (default).
      2. Click the right mouse button to bring up a context menu containing additional measurement options, then make your selection.Image Added
    2. Drag and click to position the label in the scene.
     
    Info
    titleNote

    If you want to add several of the same type of markup, you may select the Lock tool checkbox that appears when you select a markup command. This will allow you to keep adding the same type of markup to the scene until you click Stop.



    Right-click a dimension markup to make changes to its properties. A context menu will appear and provide command options that are based on the selected markup type. For example, a Point Coordinates markup context menu will differ slightly from an Arc Center to Arc Center markup context menu. (See the Working with 3D Markups for details.)


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