M A D E L I N E C A R E Y

TDJ3M CULMINATING PROJECT

D I S TA N C E , A N G L E , D I A M E T E R , L I N E S V S P T S .

ADDING DIMENSIONS TO A SKETCH

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Once you have sketch what you would you

want to dimension, hit the “Smart Dimension”

button

DISTANCE

Select the line that you would like to edit…A line will appear with a number attached to it….

This box will appear once you select where you want the dimensions placed

Type in the length you would like the line to be and add the unit of measure. Finally press enter.

DIAMETER

Click the Smart Dimension Button

Select the circle

And this box will appear

Type in the size you would like and press enter.

ANGLE

Hit the “Smart Dimension” button

Then select the other one of the angle you would like to measure/

change

Select one of the lines

This number will appear.

Depending on how you place the mouse you can get different angles

Type in the angle you would like and either press “Enter” or click the

green check mark.

Once you are happy with where the measurement is, left click your mouse and this box will appear

LINE VS. POINT

Select the “Smart Dimension” Button

Select one of the lines

Select the point and left click where you

would like the dimensions dropped

Type in the distance you would like in the box and press” Enter” or green

check mark.

Now the point and line are locked together so you can move either line, but the distance between the point

and line are always the same

ROTATIONAL PATTERN FEATURE 5

Start off with a object similar to this

Select “Linear Pattern” under “Features”

Then Select “Circular Pattern”

Next thing you are going to do is select the line

you would the pattern to move around.

Next select the object you would like to move around the edge.

Solid works will show you how the layout will look when you press the green checkmark by showing these

yellow outlines.

You can change the degree the object is on by typing in or

adjusting the arrows in this box

You can add the amount of objects by clicking theses arrows

Once you are happy with how they are laid out press the green check

mark