Add and Edit

• Linear - select the start and end for a linear dimension. A scene dimension is created if the select points are not all on the same object
• Angle - select the first arm end, the center corner of the angle and the second arm end to create an angle dimension. A scene dimension is created if the select points are not all on the same object
• Edit Graphic - edit the mesh for the selected dimension. Linear type will select all the points needed to create an offset for the dimension. Angle type will select all the vertices so they can be scaled from the origin, shortening or lengthening the arms.

The text of the dimension will be selected after creation so it's alignment can be adjusted. Object coordinate system may be better for any text transforms.

Selection

• Toggle Text / Graphic toggle selection between the mesh and text objects for a dimension
• < Text --- Text > - select previous or next dimension text object
• < Angle --- Angle > - select previous or next dimension angle object
• < Linear --- Linear > - select previous or next dimension linear object
• Scene - select the scene
• Owner - select th object the dimension belongs to

Modifiy / Settings

• Set - buttons to modify selected dimension object
• Text Size - size of dimension text.
• Graphic Color - color for non-text dimension objects
• Override - use this color input for the text, otherwise use the color defined in the internal text template.
• Get Default - copy the text template color into the override color
• Set Default - copy the override color into the text template
• Precision - number of decimal places
• Units - m, cm, mm, ft, ft-inches
• Set Units and Precision - modify the selected dimension object

Selection

see above

Misc

• Show All - show all hidden dimensions for the selected object
• Hide All - hide all dimensions for the selected object
• Delete - remove the selected dimension
• Delete All - remove all dimensions for the selected object
• Regenerate All - remove all dimensions and recreate them from the stored dimensions data object. Used to fix dimensions when an object is scaled or transformed in some way or to replace the style of the objects dimensions.

Any manual modification to text alignment and graphic point edits will need to be repeated after a Regenerate All run.

Object Resize

• New Length - replacement value for the selected linear dimension for object
• Uniform - scale object to match the New Length
• One Axis - if the dimension is along an objects axis direction, scale non-uniformly to match the New Length
• Precision - number of decimal places
• Units - m, cm, mm, ft, ft-inches
• Set Units and Precision - modify the selected dimension object

Object Resize is not for scene dimensions between objects.

Object Resize will set all dimensions of the object to the same units.

Settings

• Angle Arm Length - create angle arms to 100% or less of selected points length
• Graphic Color
• Align Text - create dimension text aligned to one of three options
  • None - aligned with the world x axis facing up in the z axis
  • Dimension - rotated to follow the direction of the graphic
  • View - default, rotated to face the viewer
• Text Size - size of dimension text.
• Override - use this color input for the text, otherwise use the color defined in the internal text template.
• Get Default - copy the text template color into the override color
• Set Default - copy the override color into the text template
• Select Default Text - select the text template for editing default settings
• Reset Text Defaults - reset parameters for th text template object
• Precision - number of decimal places
• Units - m, cm, mm, ft, ft-inches
• Set Units and Precision - modify the selected dimension object