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Add dimensions to define the object so it can be manufactured using Fusion.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
4 min.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:04
To start open the drawing attached to this tutorial or
00:07
continue with the drawing you created in the previous activity.
00:10
First navigate to the dimension section and select the dimension command.
00:14
The first dimension you will place will be on section BB,
00:18
click the leftmost vertical line on the view to start the dimension.
00:22
Next, move your cursor to the bottom of the center mark on the lower hole.
00:26
When you see the green square,
00:28
click it to create a dimension to the end of the center mark,
00:31
pull the cursor down to see the preview of a horizontal dimension.
00:36
Pull the preview just below the part and click to place the dimension.
00:40
Notice how after placing the dimension you are still in the dimension command.
00:45
Now start placing a new dimension by selecting
00:47
the bottom horizontal line in section view BB.
00:51
Now you will move your cursor to the left side
00:53
of the center mark and select the green square.
00:55
When it appears
00:57
this time, pull the cursor to the left to see a preview of a vertical dimension.
01:01
Move the cursor just outside the part and click to place the dimension
01:07
with the dimension command still active.
01:10
Move the cursor to the vertical line created by the top center line pattern.
01:14
In the base view,
01:16
click on the line to start the dimension
01:18
and move the cursor to the left to select the
01:21
angle line on the left hole of the centerline pattern.
01:25
If you have made the selection correctly,
01:27
you will see an angle dimension between the two lines.
01:31
Move the cursor up to pull the preview away
01:34
from the part and click to place the dimension.
01:36
Now select the arc that was created by the center mark pattern,
01:40
pull the cursor up and to the right to see the preview of a radius dimension
01:44
and click to place the dimension.
01:47
The last dimension you will place in this command is a diameter dimension.
01:51
Click the bottom large hole on the base view,
01:54
pull the cursor away and notice that instead of a diameter dimension,
01:58
you still see a radius.
02:00
This is because you have selected an arc and not a circle.
02:03
So fusion assumes you want a radius
02:07
since you would like to place a diameter dimension instead
02:11
while you still have a preview of the dimension,
02:14
right click. And in the context menu, select diameter,
02:18
the preview will change to show you a diameter.
02:21
Now click to the right of the view to place the dimension.
02:25
Now that you are done with the mentioning with this command, right?
02:28
Click and select. OK.
02:31
Next select the ordinate dimension command in the dimension section of the ribbon
02:36
in the projected view,
02:37
select the bottom horizontal line to create the origin of the ordinate dimensions.
02:42
Pull the preview to the right of the part and click to place the origin dimension
02:47
to start placing other ordinate dimensions.
02:50
Simply click geometry to create new dimensions.
02:54
Click the horizontal line under the holes to create a new dimension.
02:59
To align the new dimension to the origin.
03:01
Move your cursor to hover over the line to the left of the first dimension you placed
03:06
a green box will appear,
03:08
pull your cursor up and a dash green line
03:11
will now connect your new dimension to the origin.
03:15
Pull the cursor up to be just below the line. You are dimensioning
03:18
and click to place the dimension
03:20
repeat this process to define the holes and the top of the part in this view.
03:25
Now you know how to create dimensions in your drawing views.
Video transcript
00:04
To start open the drawing attached to this tutorial or
00:07
continue with the drawing you created in the previous activity.
00:10
First navigate to the dimension section and select the dimension command.
00:14
The first dimension you will place will be on section BB,
00:18
click the leftmost vertical line on the view to start the dimension.
00:22
Next, move your cursor to the bottom of the center mark on the lower hole.
00:26
When you see the green square,
00:28
click it to create a dimension to the end of the center mark,
00:31
pull the cursor down to see the preview of a horizontal dimension.
00:36
Pull the preview just below the part and click to place the dimension.
00:40
Notice how after placing the dimension you are still in the dimension command.
00:45
Now start placing a new dimension by selecting
00:47
the bottom horizontal line in section view BB.
00:51
Now you will move your cursor to the left side
00:53
of the center mark and select the green square.
00:55
When it appears
00:57
this time, pull the cursor to the left to see a preview of a vertical dimension.
01:01
Move the cursor just outside the part and click to place the dimension
01:07
with the dimension command still active.
01:10
Move the cursor to the vertical line created by the top center line pattern.
01:14
In the base view,
01:16
click on the line to start the dimension
01:18
and move the cursor to the left to select the
01:21
angle line on the left hole of the centerline pattern.
01:25
If you have made the selection correctly,
01:27
you will see an angle dimension between the two lines.
01:31
Move the cursor up to pull the preview away
01:34
from the part and click to place the dimension.
01:36
Now select the arc that was created by the center mark pattern,
01:40
pull the cursor up and to the right to see the preview of a radius dimension
01:44
and click to place the dimension.
01:47
The last dimension you will place in this command is a diameter dimension.
01:51
Click the bottom large hole on the base view,
01:54
pull the cursor away and notice that instead of a diameter dimension,
01:58
you still see a radius.
02:00
This is because you have selected an arc and not a circle.
02:03
So fusion assumes you want a radius
02:07
since you would like to place a diameter dimension instead
02:11
while you still have a preview of the dimension,
02:14
right click. And in the context menu, select diameter,
02:18
the preview will change to show you a diameter.
02:21
Now click to the right of the view to place the dimension.
02:25
Now that you are done with the mentioning with this command, right?
02:28
Click and select. OK.
02:31
Next select the ordinate dimension command in the dimension section of the ribbon
02:36
in the projected view,
02:37
select the bottom horizontal line to create the origin of the ordinate dimensions.
02:42
Pull the preview to the right of the part and click to place the origin dimension
02:47
to start placing other ordinate dimensions.
02:50
Simply click geometry to create new dimensions.
02:54
Click the horizontal line under the holes to create a new dimension.
02:59
To align the new dimension to the origin.
03:01
Move your cursor to hover over the line to the left of the first dimension you placed
03:06
a green box will appear,
03:08
pull your cursor up and a dash green line
03:11
will now connect your new dimension to the origin.
03:15
Pull the cursor up to be just below the line. You are dimensioning
03:18
and click to place the dimension
03:20
repeat this process to define the holes and the top of the part in this view.
03:25
Now you know how to create dimensions in your drawing views.
In this activity, you will add dimensions to define the object so it can be manufactured.
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to continue.Add horizontal dimension to Section View B-B.
Add a vertical dimension to Section View B-B.
Add angle dimension to Base View.
Add a radius dimension to the Base View.
Add a diameter dimension to Base View.
Place Ordinate Dimension on the Projected View.
In this activity, you added dimensions to define the part so it can be manufactured.
Before dimensions (left). After dimensions (right).
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