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BPLRFE edited this page Oct 16, 2016 · 5 revisions

Linear dimensions / Linear dimension stack

Upon clicking on linear dimensions or linear dimension stack you will get a menu with different choices.

repeat: If checked the menu won't close after defining one dimension

Grid Options: allow you to snap the dimensions to a grid

grid on will toggle the visibility of the grid

spacing: will define the spacing of the main grid (default: 1 mm)

display period: will define how often the lines are displayed (default: 20)

color: line color of the grid lines

line width: line width of the grid lines (default: 0,15)

Unit Options: will define the units of the dimensions

Edit > Preferences > Unit: use same units as defined in FreeCAD preferences

mm: force units to be in mm

inch: force units to be in inch

m: force units to be in m

custom: use custum scaling of units (default: 1/mm)

Preferences: define preferences of the dimension appearence

compact:

format mask: changes the format of the dimension (default "%(value)3.3f"). Overwrite with manual text possible

arrows: changes arrow style (auto/in/out/off)

auto place text: place dimension text manually

comma: use comma instead of point

gap: (default: 2)

overshoot: (default: 1)

arrowL1: first Length of arrow (default: 3)

arrowL2: second length of arrow (default: 1)

arrowW: width of arrow (default: 2)

strokeWidth: change line with of dimension lines (default: 0,3)

lineColor: change color of dimension lines

text properties: choose font name, font size and color (default: Verdana, 3.6, red)

auto place offset:

Set as default: Accept settings as default

Tipps:

  • changing the placement of the dimensions afterwards can be done by selecting the dimension in the tree view, and changing the values in the section "Placement Clicks" in the data tab

  • changing the dimension to a half linear dimension ca be done by selecting the dimension in the tree view and setting the value for "half Dimension_linear" to true. The dimension will be using the half towrds the second click point