I have a weird problem. I have a very simple part I want to put an overall length on. As you can see by the picture, it has rounded ends and holes on the same centers. I click on each end and by default of course gives me the dimension between centers. In the leaders tab I click both to MAX but they jump to the max dimension of the holes, not the max dimension of the part. I had to redo it about 6 times just to make sure I wasn’t clicking on the wrong spots.
JeffM 8:10 pm on January 6, 2009 Permalink
Hold down the shift key and select each outer arc while in the dimension command. This will dim to the outsides.
dave spencer 8:14 pm on January 6, 2009 Permalink
Sweet! Worked perfect, thanks for the fix.
I’m really impressed with how fast the answer came too. This site rocks!
CBL 9:32 pm on January 6, 2009 Permalink
Also, when drawing the obround, you could use the Straight Slot sketch function and select the Overall Length dimension option.
The Insert > Model Items would then automatically place the dimensions as needed.