American Dimensioning
When you selected American Style as general default setting for dimensioning, you obtain additional labels and dimensions as they are common in the USA.
At the moment, only a limited configuration of these additions is possible. They depend on the importance of the component parts in the model. Together with the generally available settings, you have thus the possibility to create drawings according to these standards, too.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Connecting Condition (1) | You are informed about the used shapes and hole distances for web angle connections. However, this is only the case, when the web angles belong to the component part group. |
| Control Dimensions (2) (3) | At girders, the residual dimensions related to the system points of supports are indicated as negative values (2) and the distance between the system points (3). When it is a matter of supports, only the height level will be indicated. |
| Information about Main Part (4) | Data concerning shape and length of the main part are added to the dimensioning chain containing the overall length of the component part group. |
| Rebound (5) | The distance between the main part and the overall measure of the component part group is indicated as individual dimension. |
| Reference Point (6) | The origin of the group for coordinate dimensions is indicated by the symbol ‘RD’ and reference arrow instead of by a simple point. |