linear and ordinate dimensioning 1

[rubepierre]

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

 

[sbd2]

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?

 

[rubepierre]

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