Cutting off Dimensions 1

[Terminus0]

I'm trying to dimension to something fairly far away from the part itself and I don't want the dimension line to go off the drawing page.
Is there a way to cut off a dimension? To only have one leader the dimension and then the line ends at some point?

 

[Terminus0]

Here's what I'm talking about

http://files.engineering.com/getfil...28acb9dcd&file=Eng_Tips_Picture_Example_2.png

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Look up "foreshortened dimension" in the Help files.

 

[Terminus0]

I used the hide dimension line command, because what I needed to do was linear foreshortened dimension which solidworks doesn't support.

It's not exactly what I wanted, but it's close enough.

 

[handleman]

You can right-click on any extension line and click "hide extension line". Then you can right-click on the half of the dimension line you don't want to see and click "hide dimension line".


-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

 

[KirbyWan]

You could also include a station plane and then reference all the dimensions to the plane.

-Kirby

Kirby Wilkerson

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