solidworks dimensioning help!!!!!!
solidworks dimensioning help!!!!!!
(OP)
sorry, i am a newbie to solidworks and this may seem extremely elementary. i am doing an assembely and i have to modify some of my dimensions to make them smaller/bigger and i can't for the life of myself figure out how to EDIT DIMENSIONS!!!! i spent 1.5 hours last night looking through the help tutorials with no answers. any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
andrew
thanks,
andrew






RE: solidworks dimensioning help!!!!!!
If you used the dimensions from the model or assembly in your drawings (black dimensions) you would be able to change them from the drawing and the models would update. ONLY if when you install SW you allowed this feature to install. If you have (Grey Dimensions) then those are reference dimensions, and you will have to use the first answer I gave you to get them to update.
I hope that helps,
Scott Baugh, CSWP

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RE: solidworks dimensioning help!!!!!!
-andrew
RE: solidworks dimensioning help!!!!!!
You know since your a newbie you should really do the online tutorial...that will help you understand what you need to do and probably help you understand what it is i'm saying.
Once you undestand SW and its lingo you'll find using SW is pretty easy and you'll probably like it to.
Best Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP

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http://www.3dmca.com
http://home.insightbb.com/~scott.baugh/
*When in doubt always check the help*
RE: solidworks dimensioning help!!!!!!
There are several ways to edit a dimension:
- in the feature tree, right click in Annotations an toggle to show or not the dimensions (I personally don't like this because we can easily have to much information on screen, which is confusing)
- in the feature tree, doble click on the feature to change or in its sketch
- edit a sketch
Once you have the desired dimention on screen, doble click on top of the number (check that the cursor as changed and there is a red rectangle on the number) and you can change the value.
SBaugh is right: although user friendly you should invest more time learning SW.
RE: solidworks dimensioning help!!!!!!
SBaugh is right about going through the tutorial. I help new employees here at work learn SolidWorks on a part time bases. Those who go through the tutorial need very little training. Those who know it all and do not go through the tutorial always say, “2D AutoCAD is so much easier, why are we not using AutoCAD?” It is difficult to compare a software program that you are trying to learn from an online manual, with a real live person sitting right there showing you the mouse clicks on a program that they know very well. Please do not give up on SolidWorks; it is a CAD program well worth learning.
Bradley