Dimension

<< Click to Display Table of Contents >>

Navigation:  Creo General Information > GD&T >

Dimension

Dimensions

Select the Dimension Symbol clip0099under Annotations to create Driven Dimensions.

This will open a Select Reference dialog where the user can define the dimension.

clip0100

 

Make sure the selection reference is set as Surface.

  clip0101

Start picking the Surfaces to define the dimension, If a feature of size is selected, the dimension will be shown instantly, which the user can middle mouse click in the graphics to place it.

clip0102

 

To create a linear dimension, after selecting the first surface hold ctrl to select the second surface which creates the dimension between the selected surfaces.

clip0106

 

 

Once a dimension is placed, then further options to edit that dimension get opened from which the user can add a tolerance, change the orientation and add more references as needed.


Tolerance

Different types of Tolerance display can be selected from the Tolerance Drop down menu.

clip0103

 

Orientation: Orientation can be changed in the drop down menu.

clip0104

 

 

References: The References for the created dimension will be displayed in the Reference section. Additional references can also be selected by clicking surfaces from the part by holding the ctrl button while having the Reference dialog open.

clip0105

 

Completed GD&T call-outs will be listed in the Tree under the Annotations section.