Horizontal, vertical and parallel dimensioning

Radial dimensioning

Angular dimensioning

Annotation

Part annotation

Text

Text can be created in different ways:

Font size

Note Changes of font size are not displayed in the 3D view. In order to check the setting create the 2D derivation.

If there is no statement, then 3.5 is set by default. Unit is according to the drawing unit.

Alternatively you can use PARTdesigner Expressions.

Example:

 15*RZ500@D/20

See Section 7.5.4.5.3, “Functions ”.

Condition

Examples:

IF SHORTVIEW@HUB2D=0 THEN AUTOMATIC ELSE AUTOMATIC+HUB-SHORTVIEW@HUB2D ENDIF

IF SHORTVIEW@HUB2D=0 THEN AUTOMATIC ELSE H2 ENDIF

Arrow size

0.5

The relation between arrow size and font size is fixed.

The value of Arrow size is a factor. 0.5 for example halves the arrow size in relation to the default size.

As an alternative you can use PARTdesigner Expressions.

15*RZ500@D/20

Note The proportionality between Font size and Arrow size differs in different versions. 9.04 and older: => Font size 3.5 and Arrow size = 3.5 => “normal" arrow size 9.05 to 9.07 SP0: => Font size 3.5 and Arrow size = 1 => “normal" arrow size 9.07 SP1: => Font size 3.5 and Arrow size = 1 => Arrow size depends on Arrow factor in addition. >= V9.07 SP1: Arrow factor = 1 >= V9.07 SP1: Arrow factor = 0

Arrow factor

For new created dimensionings as of version 9.08 SP0 this parameter should be used. Older versions will not interpret it. Without special declaration the versions from 9.05 to 9.07 SP0 will display normal arrow size. Versions <= 9.04 will display smaller arrows

All statements concern the automatic dimensioning described here, but not the interactive dimensioning via toolbar.

Accuracy

The value specifies how accurate a numerical value on the dimensioning arrow has to be.