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98 | Chapter 7 Constraining Sketches
To add a dimension to a profile
1 Use
AMPARDIM to add dimensions to your profile, responding to the
prompts.
Context Menu In the graphics area, right-click and choose Dimensioning
New Dimension.
Select first object: Specify the line (1)
Select second object or place dimension: Place the dimension (2)
Enter dimension value or [Undo/Hor/Ver/Align/Par/aNgle/Ord/Diameter/pLace]
<1.9606>: Enter 2
Solved under constrained sketch requiring 5 dimensions or constraints.
The sketch is updated with the new dimension value.
The command line lists several options. These options and the number of
elements you select determine the type and placement of dimensions.
In this example, you choose a line and the placement of the dimension. If
you selected two elements and specified a location, Mechanical Desktop
would place a dimension that gives the distance between the two elements.
2 Continue dimensioning the sketch by choosing the bottom horizontal line.
Select first object: Specify the line (3)
Select second object or place dimension: Place the dimension (4)
Enter dimension value or [Undo/Hor/Ver/Align/Par/aNgle/Ord/Diameter/pLace]
<2.1123>: Enter 2
Solved under constrained sketch requiring 4 dimensions or constraints.
Select first object: Press
ENTER
Mechanical Desktop redraws the sketch according to the new dimension value.
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