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Dimensioning II

Post a Comment Dec-19-2006 | Posted by Murat Saraldı | Printable Version | Level |

Hello,

In the second part, we are continuing dimensioning menu starting from the place we have just left.

RADIUS  command is used to determine the possible radius measurement as you can easily understand from its name.

Command: _dimradius

Select arc or circle:  Select an arc or circle.
Specify dimension line location or [Mtext /Text /Angle]: Click on the point where you want the dimension to be.

Fig.2 Radius dimensioning.

Exact measurement of the circle in the figure is 25 units.

JOGGED command does not exist in the previous versions. This command enables you to show dimensions for an arc or circle. As a difference, it shows the dimensions with a specific symbol as zigzag line.

Command: _dimjogged

Select arc or circle: Click on an arc or circle.
Specify center location override:  Choose center.
Specify dimension line location or [Mtext /Text /Angle]: Click on where you want the dimension to be.
Specify jog location: Specify the location of the dimension text.

Fig.4 JOGGED dimension.

In the figure above, you can see the example of showing dimension for circle with JOGGED command.

DIAMETER  It is used to present the radius dimension with (Ø) symbol.

Command: _dimdiameter

Select arc or circle: Select .
Specify dimension line location or [ Mtext/ Text/ Angle]: pick the location.

Fig.6 Radius dimensioning.

ANGULAR enables you to show the dimension of angular parts. You can click on both corners and find the angle measurement. Of there is no second line, you can draw a temporary line and make dimensioning by that.

Command: _dimangular

Select arc, circle, line, or : Click on the an arc, circle, line or corner.
Select second line: Select the second line.
Specify dimension arc line location or [ Mtext/ Text/ Angle]: Click on the location where you want the dimension to be.

Fig.8 Angular dimensioning.

Have a nice time.