Creating Coordinate Dimensions

You can create a coordinate dimension based on the coordinates of a selected point.

Before you begin: Open an existing 3D shape.
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Dimension Styles

  1. Activate the Front View.3 annotation plane.

  2. Click Coordinate Dimensions .

  3. Right-click anywhere to display the contextual menu.




    • 2D Coordinates lets you create 2D (x, y) coordinate dimensions in the active view axis system.
    • 3D Coordinates lets you create 3D (x, y, z) coordinate dimensions in the part/product axis system.

    For the purpose of this scenario, make sure 3D Coordinates is selected.

  4. Select a point as shown below.

    The dimension is created.

    Important:

    You can select the following elements:

    • a vertex
    • a point (on a curve, on a plane, a coordinate)
    • a line center
    • a point on a curve

  5. Drag the dimension to position it as wanted.

    The Numerical Properties toolbar displays the default format and precision applied to the coordinate dimension.



    Important:

    Once a coordinate dimension has been created, you cannot change its type (i.e. you cannot turn a 2D coordinate dimension into a 3D coordinate dimension, and vice-versa).