CommentsonDimensions

1. Theremustbeenoughdimensionstobuildthepartusingonly
thedrawings!!!
2. Dimensionsmustshowthedesignintent(locatesomeitems
relativetoothers,showsizesofsomefeatures).
3. SolidWorkscaninsertanydimensionrequested.Thedimension
willalwayshavethecorrectvalue,BUTmaynotconveythe
designintent,asrequired.
4. Dimensionsgoinaviewthatbestshowsthemintrueshape
(almostalways).
5. Dimensionvaluesshouldbeatthecenterofthedimensionline,
unlesstheywillnotfit.
6. Dimensionnumbersshouldbeonefontheightawayfromthe
partandawayfromeachother.
7. Radiiordiametersshouldnotbegivenhorizontalorvertical
leaders.
8. Leaderlinesshouldnotcrosseachotheroranumberortext.
9. Scalethefontsizetolookgoodrelativetothepartsize.
10. Scalethearrowheadstothefontsize(OptionsDocument
PropertiesDimensions).
11. Avoidplacingdimensionsonthebodyofthepart.
12. Giveanydimensiononlyonce!
13. Donotdimensiontohiddenlinesorfilletedges.Showhidden
linesinthreestandardviews.
14. Arrowheadsgoinsidetheleadersexceptiftheyoverlap.
15. Chainingdimensionsshouldlineupattheirarrowheads.
16. Dimensionrelativelysmallfeaturesinadetailvieworasection
view.
17. Filletsandthreadsareusuallybestdescribedwithdrawing
notes.
18. Createauxiliaryviewsforinclinedplaneswithtrueshapecircles,
ellipsesorarcs.
19. Createsectionviewsfortrueshapefeaturesthatarehiddenin
thefront,toporrightviews.
20. SeedimensioninglinksontheclassHelpFilespageandinthe
classschedule.(www.clear.rice.edu/mech403)