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A variety of Ordinate Dimensions applied to a Board Assembly View.
The Draftsman Ordinate Dimension is an automated dimensioning object that is composed of multiple linear dimension elements that are relative to a specified reference point. The dimensions in the ordinate set can be placed on the outlines edges or vertices of Draftsman objects in a Board Assembly View (or its Section View), including the board itself.
The visual style of the dimension lines and the configuration of the dimension text can be set in the Properties panel when a placed Ordinate Dimension is selected.
The Ordinate Dimension feature is available when a graphic object, such as a Board Assembly View, has been placed in a Draftsman document. Its placement is accessed from the Draftsman Editor as follows:
When the command is launched, the cursor will change to a crosshair, indicating Ordinate Dimension placement mode. As the cursor is hovered over drawing objects, the object edges and vertex points will be highlighted as orange colored lines and dots, respectively.
The Ordinate Dimension placement steps are:
To cancel the placement mode, press Esc or right-click in the workspace. Dimensions can be added or removed from the ordinate set after it has been placed – see Graphical Editing below.
When a set of Ordinate Dimensions has been selected in the workspace, by clicking on any part of its graphic representation, it can be graphically modified in the following ways:
Select and drag the dimension set to a new position, or add/remove individual dimensions.
Properties page: Ordinate Dimension Properties
The non-graphical method of editing a Ordinate Dimension is available in the Draftsman Properties panel, which provides a wide range of editable properties and graphic options.
The Properties panel when an Ordinate Dimension is selected.
To open the Properties panel and access the properties of a placed Ordinate Dimension:
If the Properties panel is already active:
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