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inserting part dimention into drawing

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kostadin

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How can I insert part dimention into drawing?
 
Your first port of call should be the Online Tutorial found in the Help dropdown. Working through those will give you a good grounding in the basics of SW.

But to answer your question;

1) You can use Insert > Model Items and select the options you need from there.

2) Under Tools > Options > System Options > Drawings select Automatically place dimensions inserted from model and under {b[Tools > Options > Document Properties > Detailing[/b], in the Auto insert on view creation section, select Dimensions marked for drawing. This will automatically insert & place dimensions on the views as they are created on the drawing sheet.

3) Select the Smart Dimension icon under the Dimensions/Relations toolbar, then in the drawing, select the model element or vertices you want to dimension.

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Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
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CBL, which version of SW are you using? I cannot find "select Dimensions marked for drawing".

Flores
SW06 SP4.1
 
SW05 ... but remember you need to have a drawing open to access that section of the options.

It may have changed for SW06, but I haven't had chance to load it yet.

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