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Cutting off Dimensions

Cutting off Dimensions

Cutting off Dimensions

(OP)
I'm trying to dimension to something fairly far away from the part itself and I don't want the dimension line to go off the drawing page.
Is there a way to cut off a dimension? To only have one leader the dimension and then the line ends at some point?

RE: Cutting off Dimensions

Look up "foreshortened dimension" in the Help files.

RE: Cutting off Dimensions

(OP)
I used the hide dimension line command, because what I needed to do was linear foreshortened dimension which solidworks doesn't support.

It's not exactly what I wanted, but it's close enough.

RE: Cutting off Dimensions

You can right-click on any extension line and click "hide extension line". Then you can right-click on the half of the dimension line you don't want to see and click "hide dimension line".

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

RE: Cutting off Dimensions

You could also include a station plane and then reference all the dimensions to the plane.

-Kirby

Kirby Wilkerson

Remember, first define the problem, then solve it.

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