Dimensions in drawings are
either:
| True |
Accurate model values. |
| Projected |
2D dimensions. |
The dimension type is set when you insert a drawing view. You can view and change the dimension type in drawing view PropertyManagers.
The rules for dimension type are:
- SOLIDWORKS specifies Projected type dimensions for standard and custom orthogonal
views and True type dimensions for
isometric, dimetric, and trimetric views.
- If you create a projected or auxiliary view from another view,
the new view uses Projected type
dimensions, even if the original view used True type dimensions.
- Custom nonorthogonal views, such as normal to a face on a part,
default to True type dimensions.