Load Model Dimensions ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

• Adds dimensions that have been stored in a file to your 3D model.
• The dimensions are independent of your current view and are added to your entire project.
• Only you, the user that loads the dimensions, will see them. Other users who happen to be in the same project will not see them. They will be retained -- also for you only -- across Modeling sessions.

Also see :

VIDEO Loading dimensions is a simple matter of invoking Load Dimensions then selecting a file. (Recorded in SDS2 Detailing , v2017.)

• Model dimensions ( Display Option for turning on the display of model dimensions)
• Save Model Dimensions (to save dimensions into a file for loading)
• Add Model Dimensions (to add dimensions)
• Dimension Clearance (a tool for adding model dimensions at clearances)
• Dimension Members (a tool for adding model dimensions for selected member lengths)
• Model Dimensions selection filter (use with Delete to delete dimensions)

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   Step-by-step instructions :

1 . Invoke Load Model Dimensions (in Modeling ):

Method 1 : Click the Load Dimensions icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Model ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Model > Dimensions > Load .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Load Model Dimensions can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface .

2 . A File Explorer window opens. Browse to a location where a file containing model dimensions is stored. Double-click that file.

3 . The dimensions are added to your model.

Note: If your current Job is not the Job that the dimensions were created from, they probably won't be relevant when they are loaded into your current Job. The ' Model Dimensions ' selection filter together with Delete can be used to delete dimensions.

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