All dimensioned features appear in the following format. There will be slight variations that are explained more thoroughly in the following sections.
PC-DMIS displays dimensions that aren't linked to any features with the color you have defined for out-of-tolerance text.
For example, the Edit window displays dimensions as:
dimension_name = TYPE
OF DIMENSION,feat_1 UNITS=IN,$
GRAPH=OFF TEXT=OFF MULT=1.00 OUTPUT=BOTH
AX |
NOM |
+TOL |
-TOL |
MEAS |
MAX |
MIN |
DEV |
OUT-TOL |
x |
8.0000 |
0.1000 |
0.1000 |
8.0000 |
8.5000 |
7.5000 |
0.0000 |
0.0000 |
y |
3.0000 |
0.1000 |
0.1000 |
3.0000 |
3.5000 |
2.5000 |
0.0000 |
0.0000 |
z |
0.4947 |
0.1000 |
0.1000 |
0.4947 |
0.1428 |
0.8466 |
0.0000 |
0.0000 |
d |
1.0000 |
0.1000 |
0.1000 |
1.0000 |
1.0000 |
1.0000 |
0.0000 |
0.0000 |
v |
0.0000 |
0.5938 |
0.8046 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
END OF DIMENSION dimension_name (for LOCATION only)
See "Conventions" for field rules.
TYPE OF DIMENSION: denotes the dimension type. This field cannot be changed except by changing the name of the feature.
feat_1: name of feature to be dimensioned. This is a user editable field.
All nominal and tolerance values in a dimension are editable. To edit the nominal and tolerance values:
Move to the desired cell by pressing the TAB key, or double-click on the field using the left mouse button.
Type in the desired value.
Press the TAB key again or click outside of the dimension.
Press the ENTER key to add a line. (See "Dimensioning Location")
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