Select Insert | Dimension | Distance from the submenu. The Distance dialog box will appear.
Select the feature(s) to dimension from the Feature List box.
Enter the plus tolerance value in the Plus box.
Enter the minus tolerance value in the Minus box.
Select either the 2 Dimensional or 3 Dimensional option in order to specify the distance type.
Select either Inch or MM in the Units area.
Select where to output the dimension information. Select the Statistics, Report, Both, or None option.
Select either the To Feature, To X Axis , To Y Axis or To Z Axis option to determine the relationship that defines the distance.
Select either the Perpen To or the Parallel To radio button.
Select the desired analysis options by selecting the Textual check box or the Graphical check box. If the Graphical check box was selected, type the multiplier value in the Multiplier box.
If desired, select the Display check box in the Dimension Info area and click Edit to select the Dimension Info Format you would like displayed in the Graphic Display window.
Click the Create button.
The dimension will appear in the Edit window with this information:
DIM
dimension_name = 2D_DISTANCE FROM feat_1 TO feat_2 TOG1 TO TOG2, TOG3,
UNITS=MM/IN,
GRAPH=ON/OFF TEXT=ON/OFF MULT=n OUTPUT=NONE/REPORT/STATS
or
DIM dimension_name = 3D_DISTANCE FROM feat_1
TO feat_2, TOG3, UNITS=MM/IN,
GRAPH=ON/OFF TEXT=ON/OFF MULT=n OUTPUT=NONE/REPORT/STATS
AX |
NOM |
+TOL |
-TOL |
MEAS |
MAX |
MIN |
DEV |
OUT-TOL |
M |
5.0000 |
0.0100 |
0.0100 |
5.0000 |
0.0000 |
0.0000 |
0.0000 |
0.0000 |
TOG1 = PAR / PERP (Parallel or Perpendicular)
TOG2 = XAXIS / YAXIS / ZAXIS / feature
work plane = this field can be changed to any feature. The default is the current workplane.
TOG3= NO_RADIUS / ADD_RADIUS / SUB_RADIUS