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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1 Introducing Autodesk Inventor
- 2 Creating Sketches
- 3 Working with Sketched Features
- 4 Creating and Editing Placed Features
- 5 Creating and Editing Work Features
- 6 Using Projects to Organize Data
- 7 Managing Assemblies
- 8 Placing, Moving, and Constraining Components
- 9 Creating Assemblies
- 10 Analyzing Assemblies
- 11 Using Design Accelerator
- 12 Setting Up Drawings
- 13 Creating Drawing Views
- 14 Annotating Drawings
- Annotation Tools
- Using Styles to Format Annotations
- Working with Tables
- Creating Dimensions In Drawings
- Controlling Dimension Styles
- Placing Center Marks and Centerlines
- Adding Notes and Leader Text
- Using Hole and Thread Notes
- Working with Title Blocks
- Working with Dimensions and Annotations
- Printing Drawing Sheets
- Plotting Multiple Sheets
- Tips for Annotating Drawings
- 15 Using Content Center
- 16 Autodesk Inventor Utilities
- Index
Change Dimensions
Dimensions styles control the appearance of dimensions in drawings. When
you apply the style to a dimension, it takes on the characteristics defined in
the style. Within the dimension style, the text style is referenced as a substyle
to format dimension text. Alternate units, the preferred display style, tolerance,
leaders (which reference the leader style) and text are also specified in the
dimension style.
After you place a dimension, you can right-click the dimension and use options
on the context menu. You can change:
■ Options for arrow head position and appearance and if a leader is created.
■ Set precision.
■ Open the Edit Dimension dialog box to edit dimension text, change
precision and tolerance. Specify the dimension as an inspection and set
its appearance, or override the model value.
■ Open the Format Text dialog box to add or change parameters, and modify
text attributes such as justification, position, font, spacing and other
settings.
■ Hide dimension value or extension line.
■ Edit first and second arrowheads.
■ Create a style or edit the dimension style.
Controlling Dimension Styles
A dimension style is a named group of dimension settings that determine the
appearance of a dimension to which it is applied. Autodesk Inventor controls
drawing dimensions through the Style and Standard Editor. The available
dimension styles are listed in the browser pane of the dialog box. You can
click a dimension style to view and edit its settings.
This figure shows several dimensions that were modified by dimension styles.
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