Hide Table of Contents

Relating Dimensions

Use RelateDimension to reestablish the relation of Dimensions to entities. When you create a new drawing and modify a dimensioned entity, the related Dimension updates its position and text reflecting the entity's changes. If you open existing drawings, sometimes the Dimensions are not related with entities.

To reestablish the relation of Dimensions to entities:

  1. Click Dimension > Relate Dimension (or type RelateDimension).
  2. In the graphics area, select Dimensions and press Enter.

    Drawing entities that are not Dimensions are filtered out.

    The first specified Dimension is highlighted.

  3. Follow the prompts for the first specified Dimension (or press Enter to skip to the next Dimension).
    • For linear and aligned Dimensions: Select the first and second extension line origins. You can also specify that entities reestablish their relation with the linear Dimensions.
    • For radius and diameter Dimensions: Select an Arc or Circle to reestablish their relation to radius or diameter Dimensions.
    • For 3-point angular Dimensions: Select the angle vertex, the first angle end point, and the second angle end point. You can also specify an Arc or Circle to associate with the angular Dimension.
    • For 2-line angular Dimensions: Select a first and a second Line to relate these entities to an angular Dimension based on two Lines.
    • For ordinate Dimensions: Select a new feature location to reestablish ordinate Dimensions to points.
    • For leader Dimensions: Select a new relation point for the Leader.

    The Dimension text updates automatically.

  4. If you selected more than one Dimension, repeat step 3 as needed.

Note: You might need to edit the location of the dimension lines because the newly related Dimension might not be positioned optimally after the update.

Access

Command: RelateDimension

Menu: Dimension > Relate Dimension



Provide feedback on this topic

SOLIDWORKS welcomes your feedback concerning the presentation, accuracy, and thoroughness of the documentation. Use the form below to send your comments and suggestions about this topic directly to our documentation team. The documentation team cannot answer technical support questions. Click here for information about technical support.

* Required

 
*Email:  
Subject:   Feedback on Help Topics
Page:   Relating Dimensions
*Comment:  
*   I acknowledge I have read and I hereby accept the privacy policy under which my Personal Data will be used by Dassault Systèmes

Print Topic

Select the scope of content to print:




x

We have detected you are using a browser version older than Internet Explorer 7. For optimized display, we suggest upgrading your browser to Internet Explorer 7 or newer.

 Never show this message again
x

Web Help Content Version: 2022 SP05

To disable Web help from within SOLIDWORKS and use local help instead, click Help > Use SOLIDWORKS Web Help.

To report problems encountered with the Web help interface and search, contact your local support representative. To provide feedback on individual help topics, use the “Feedback on this topic” link on the individual topic page.