CommentsonDimensions

1. Theremustbeenoughdimensionstobuildthepartusingonlythedrawings!!!

2. Dimensionsmustshowthedesignintent(locatesomeitemsrelativetoothers,showsizesofsomefeatures).

3. SolidWorkscaninsertanydimensionrequested.Thedimensionwillalwayshavethecorrectvalue,BUTmaynotconveythedesignintent,asrequired.

4. Dimensionsgoinaviewthatbestshowsthemintrueshape(almostalways).

5. Dimensionvaluesshouldbeatthecenterofthedimensionline,unlesstheywillnotfit.

6. Dimensionnumbersshouldbeonefontheightawayfromthepartandawayfromeachother.

7. Radiiordiametersshouldnotbegivenhorizontalorverticalleaders.

8. Leaderlinesshouldnotcrosseachotheroranumberortext.9. Scalethefontsizetolookgoodrelativetothepartsize.10. Scalethearrowheadstothefontsize(OptionsDocument

PropertiesDimensions).11. Avoidplacingdimensionsonthebodyofthepart.12. Giveanydimensiononlyonce!13. Donotdimensiontohiddenlinesorfilletedges.Showhidden

linesinthreestandardviews.14. Arrowheadsgoinsidetheleadersexceptiftheyoverlap.15. Chainingdimensionsshouldlineupattheirarrowheads.16. Dimensionrelativelysmallfeaturesinadetailvieworasection

view.17. Filletsandthreadsareusuallybestdescribedwithdrawing

notes.18. Createauxiliaryviewsforinclinedplaneswithtrueshapecircles,

ellipsesorarcs.19. Createsectionviewsfortrueshapefeaturesthatarehiddenin

thefront,toporrightviews.20. SeedimensioninglinksontheclassHelpFilespageandinthe

classschedule.(www.clear.rice.edu/mech403)