Clipping Dimensions

You can clip dimensions, and also remove this clipping. This command is useful in two cases:

  • In a Generative context: in a clipping view, to suppress the part of a dimension line going out of the clipping zone.
  • In an Interactive context: to create a fake half-dimension, for example to see better a part of the geometry.

Dimension clippings and half-dimensions are quite similar in appearance, but a half-dimension is a dimension type, whereas a dimension clipping is a view mode.

This scenario spread out in an Interactive Drafting context.

Before you begin: In a drawing representation, create dimensions.
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More About Clipping Dimensions
Working with Dimensions

  1. Right-click the dimension and select Dimension.x obejct > Create/Modify Clipping .

  2. On the dimension, select the dimension side you want to keep.

    In this example, we want to keep the left part or the dimension.



  3. Select the point where the dimension line will be cut.

    In this example, we want to cut it at the intersection point between the dimension line and the geometry.

    Important: To keep one of the dimension sides with the value but nothing else, i.e. to cut the dimension line immediately after the value, select a point anywhere on the dimension side you want to keep.


    The dimension is clipped. Its color will now remain orange.



  4. To modify the dimension line length, drag and drop the dimension value text.



    For the purpose of this scenario, you will restore the full dimension.

  5. Right-click the dimension and select Dimension.x object > Remove Clipping .