If you’re like me, after the holidays you don’t want to talk about dimensions.  I’m sure that if I had measured before and after dinner it would have shown an increase of exactly one notch out on the old belt.  In the parts program you can effectively use the dimensioning tools on a drawing in many different ways.

You can add dimensions to any object in the drawing. Dimensioning includes shapes, locations of objects, and measuring from point to point.

Shape
Shape dimensioning, provides dimensions for the selected objects. When dimensioning objects with radiuses, the radius value is displayed. When dimensioning lines, the line length is displayed.

1. From the Part window, click Dimension, and then click Shape.
2. From the drawing, click the desired object and then click the location to place the dimension.

Location
Location dimensioning, provides the location of the selected object, these values are displayed in absolute coordinates.

1. From the Part window, click Dimension, and then click Location.
2. From the drawing, click the desired object and then click the location to place the dimension.