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linear and ordinate dimensioning

linear and ordinate dimensioning

linear and ordinate dimensioning

(OP)
could someone shed light on this to me??
Logic tells me their is a difference...
Many Thanks
Rubepierre

RE: linear and ordinate dimensioning

Linear dimensions are very simply a dimension from one point to another.

Ordinate dimensions are dimensions that are all called out as a single number (often on a leader line w/o a dim. line) that reference a zero start point.

Does this help?

RE: linear and ordinate dimensioning

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thanks to sbd2 on the clarification of linear and ordinate dimensioning- - -
rubepierre

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