From the course: SOLIDWORKS 2018 Essential Training
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Working with dimensions - SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
From the course: SOLIDWORKS 2018 Essential Training
Working with dimensions
- [Narrator] In this video, I want to cover the smart dimension tool. And we've already been using it a little bit, but we haven't really fully explained it so I want to show exactly how we can use that tool to the best ability. So, first thing's first, let's go ahead and activate the smart dimension tool. Alright, once the tool is active, notice over here we've got a cursor that has the little dimensioning tool on there. Now, for something like a rectangle, we've got a couple different options. One is you can just choose a line itself. Choose the line, and then just go ahead and place the dimension with your second click wherever you'd like it to be. And now I can type in a value. Something like 2.5, type it in right there, hit the enter key or the green check mark, and that will define the shape of your object. You can do the same thing over here just by clicking once on the line and then clicking again where you want to place the dimension. Works pretty good. Alright, if you want…
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Creating sketches6m 44s
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Understanding relationships7m 50s
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Using the Extrude feature5m 57s
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Using the Extruded Cut feature4m 57s
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Creating revolved features4m 8s
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Making revolved cuts3m 19s
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Applying materials, colors, and finishes3m 25s
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Finding mass properties2m 25s
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System options, units, and templates4m 49s
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Working with dimensions5m 12s
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