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Changing Dimension Start-End in Solidworks

Posted on September 16, 2021 by admin Leave a Comment on Changing Dimension Start-End in Solidworks

Changing Dimension Assigned Objects in Solidworks Drawing

You can change the created dimension assigned to start-end objects in the Solidworks Drawing. 

To change dimension start-end points:

  1. Click on the dimension.
  2. The selected dimension color will change to blue and identifiers will appear on the dimension.
  3. Click on the extension line identifier on the selected dimension. (The dimension extension line identifier shown in the figure above)
  4. The dimension extension line will move with the cursor as you move the mouse cursor on the graphics window.
  5. Move the mouse cursor on the object that will be assigned to the dimension. The object name under the mouse cursor will seen on the screen. But sometimes it might not appear on screen. This might change according to your computer performance or anything else.
  6. Click on the object to assign the dimension.
  7. The changed dimension will placed. If it is not placed, it means that you did not select the object. Try again to click on the object.

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