Labeling of Dimensioning Chains

Many dimensioning chains can be equipped with a labeling text indicating which component parts, detailings or situations are dimensioned. This text may be controlled individually per group via dimensioning groups if a labeling is generally provided there by the program and it has been switched on globally (see dialog tab General Info).

In the global area of the usual dimensioning of add-on parts or detailing most of the dimensioning chains can be equipped with a labeling text. At nested individual dimensioning, it often has been internally deactivated.

The mentioned labeling consists of additional functional info texts. The possible indication of hole diameters at separated dimensioning chains is not affected by this.

You can directly enter individual data with regard to the labeling text when inserting the dimensioning group. If you want to modify the data later, you have to select the dimensioning group and then call the command labeling of dimensioning chains in the context menu. Then, a dialog opens, identical to the dialog for generating a dimensioning group.

Change label Text dialog

Select the right-click > Label Dim.Lines menu option to manage label text dimension line settings.

Setting	Description
Type Label	Sets the Labeling Type for the dimension line label. No Label – No labeling texts are added to the dimensioning chains. Automatically by Type – A labeling text is added to the dimensioning chains, and this text is automatically defined by the component part types or detailings – analogous to previous versions. Group/Assign name – The labeling text corresponds to the name of the associated dimensioning group or to the assignments. If ‘Separate Dimensioning Chains’ have been defined for a component part group, the text corresponds to the name of the assignments (main type). User Definition – Enables Label text field. The labeling text corresponds to your own default which can be entered in the labeling text field. Thus it is possible to use e.g. short texts or completely different texts.
Direction Selection	Sets the line direction for dimension label. Both Directions – A labeling is added to horizontal and vertical dimensioning chains. Only Horizontal – A labeling is added only to horizontal dimensioning chains. Only Vertical – A labeling is added only to vertical dimensioning chains.
Label Text	Enabled for user defined type label. A custom label text can be defined to dimension line.

Examples for Dimensioning Structures

The following are some examples for different dimensioning groups and assignments:

Here a general default Outside Edges for Each Component Part is created simply and fast via standard group.
Dimensioning via drill holes at dimensioning chains separated by type is desired for poly-plates and shear plates; all other component parts have to be dimensioned via the center axes (via standard group).
The result here corresponds to the second example, dimensioning of shape axes however has been defined via a separate independent group. The standard group doesn’t have any effect at these parts.