Select Insert | Dimension | Profile | Surface from the submenu. The Surface Profile dialog box appears.
Select the feature(s) to dimension from the Feature List box. If a datum feature is selected, it must be a plane.
Type the plus tolerance value in the Plus box.
Type the minus tolerance value in the Minus box.
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 the optional Display check box if you want to view dimension information in the Graphic Display window.
Select either Form Only or Form and Location in the Control Options area of the dialog box.
If you selected Form Only, select the Use Best Fit check box. This causes the dimension to use the internal best fit alignment to allow the shape to rotate or translate until it finds the best fit for the feature.
Select the desired analysis options by marking the Textual check box or the Graphical check box. If the Graphical check box was marked, 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.
If you've selected the Form and Location option earlier, be sure to select MaxMin check box from the Dimension Info Format area of the Edit Default Dimension Info dialog box.
If you've selected the Form Only option earlier, be sure to select the Measured check box from the Dimension Info Format area of the Edit Default Dimension Info dialog box.
Click the Create button.
The dimension will appear in the Edit window with this information:
dimension_name = PROFILE,OF feat_1
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 |
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