Drawing: Dimensioning a 3D view. [WF4]

[IanEdwards]

Imagine a simple cube 50mm x 50mm x 50mm.

If I place a isometric view down on the sheet, how can I dimension that view accurately? Simple dimension creation seems to project the dimension lines flat to the page which gives an false dimension. Showing the dimension doesn't work either, See picture:

Regards.

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[Kevin]

Use Show/Erase to show a model dimension or create an annotation dimension and show that that in the 3D view.

[IanEdwards]

Showing the dimension will not work. Can you be more specific on creating annotation dimensions and displaying them in a drawing?

[Kevin]

If it's not working check your drawing options *.dtl for the option allow_3d_dimensions and set to yes. These are shown model dimensions. You can also create annotion features in the model that will do the same.

[carguy131313]

I have been able to create the dimension as an annotation, however, I am having difficulty getting it to display in the Isometric view within a drawing. Please explain in further detail what I need to do to get this to show up.

Thanks,

Andrew

[Kevin]

The first thing to do is set the drawing option allow_3d_dimensions to yes. Drawing Options is found under File>Properties in WF4. This sets the option for the current drawing only. You can setup a drawing.dtl file and set the config.pro option drawing_setup_file to use this dtl file when you create new drawings. If you are using a drawing template you need to check the settings for the template and update it if required. Once you have your view created you should be able to use the Show/Erase dialog box and select the dimension button to show the model dimensions or dimension annotations.