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Linear and Angular Dimension

Click Dimension in the top navigation bar to enter the dimension module, where you can perform linear dimension and angular dimension.

Linear Dimension

Support measuring the straight-line distance from point to point, point to plane, point to line, and line to line, and automatically generating labels to display the measured value, deviation, and tolerance.

Note

Please ensure that you have pairs of corresponding features, meaning they should include at least the reference feature or the measured feature simultaneously.

The steps to perform linear dimension are as follows:

  1. In the Dimension Tools bar, click Linear Dimension to expand the drop-down list, where you can select Point to Point / Point to Plane / Point to Line / Line to Line to open the corresponding window.

  2. Select the feature to be used for performing measuring, and select the upper and lower tolerance as well as the specified direction (3D distance, X / Y / Z axis or customize).

    Note

    • Point features can also be selected as existing circles or spheres, in which case the center of the circle or sphere is taken.
    • Line features can also be selected as existing cylinders or cones, in which case the axis line is taken.
    • The upper tolerance must be greater than the lower tolerance, and the value range is -100 to 100.

  3. Click Apply, the software will automatically calculate the distance and deviation between the two features and display labels in the 3D scene based on the tolerance: Green indicates that the deviation is within the tolerance range, while red indicates that the deviation is outside the tolerance range.

  4. The linear dimension object will be displayed in the dimension module in the left-side tree view.

Angular Dimension

Support measuring the angle from line to line, line to plane, and plane to plane, and automatically generating labels to display the measured value, deviation, and tolerance.

Note

Please ensure that you have pairs of corresponding features, meaning they should include at least the reference feature or the measured feature simultaneously.

The steps to perform angular dimension are as follows:

  1. In the Dimension Tools bar, click Angular Dimension to expand the drop-down list, where you can select Line to Line / Line to Plane / Plane to Plane to open the corresponding window.

  2. Select the feature to be used for performing measuring, and select the upper and lower tolerance.

    Note

    • The upper tolerance must be bigger than the lower tolerance, and the value range is -100 to 100.
    • Click Apply, the software will automatically calculate the angle and deviation between the two features and display labels in the 3D scene based on the tolerance: Green indicates that the deviation is within the tolerance range, while red indicates that the deviation is outside the tolerance range.

  3. The angle dimension object will be displayed in the dimension module in the left-side tree view.