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Creating ordinate dimensions

Creating ordinate dimensions - SOLIDWORKS Tutorial

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Creating ordinate dimensions

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- [Instructor] In this movie, I have two different examples for you. In the first one is learning how to add in ordinate dimension to your drawing. So go into the Smart Dimension drop down, and come down here to the Horizontal Ordinate Dimension. Go to this one here, and the first thing we need to choose is our baseline. So go ahead and choose this edge right here on the far left. Choose as my base line, and thendrag down where you want those dimensions to be. So click over here, and now while you're in the ordinate command, anything you click on will automatically be added to the ordinate. Go ahead and choose this top edge right here for that circle, choose this hole right here, choose with this hole over here. You can choose this arc right here, any of these edges in here. You can add as well. Another hole, the end of the part. Anything you want, you can add them in different order. So if you've already chosen the end of the part, you can go back and add this dimension here. That's…

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