Set Material Reference Point

Shows the dimensioning reference point of the selected material and gives the option to change the location of that reference point.
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1 . Preselect a material to enable the Materials contextual page and click the Set Material Reference Point icon found in the Drawings section. Skip step 2.

Alternative : Invoke Set Material Reference Point using the Find Tool by searching the command name and clicking the Set Material Reference Point icon, which is pictured above. Proceed to step 2.

2 . Select a material.

3 . A point location symbol ( ) shows the current location of the reference point on your computer screen. Locate - Pan - Return mouse bindings become active. The status line prompts, "Locate material dimension reference point."

Alternative 1 : Right-click ( Return ) to accept the current location of the reference point and end the command.

Alternative 2 : Select the Locate icon that you want, place the mouse pointer ( ) so the point location target ( ) snaps to where you want to move the reference point, then left-click ( Locate ). Proceed to step 4.

Warning: If you attempt to place the dimensioning reference point at a location where the resulting detail will be difficult to read, an alert message appears reading "Point is too far from material origin". Click OK on this window to repeat step 4.

4 . Yes - No mouse bindings become active, and the point location symbol is shown at the point you located in step 4 (or at its original location if the selected point was too far from material origin in step 3). The status line prompts, "Verify material dimension reference point."

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Alternative 1 : Left-click ( Yes ) to accept the new location of the reference point.

Alternative 2 : Right-click ( No ) to reject the new location of the reference point. The command repeats step 3 above.

  • A dimensioning reference point is the point from which Detail Members draws and measures dimensions when it automatically generates the member detail .
  • Dimensioning reference points are automatically generated for all materials during Process and Create Solids . Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Position and Match Marks influences the placement of reference points for materials.
  • Resetting the dimensioning reference point does not alter the material's 0, 0, 0 material coordinate or its reference location X , Y , or elevation . It also does not change the pivot point around which material is rotated .
  • The point that is designated by an origin symbol when you Edit Material is the dimensioning reference point for a material. For a member main material, this default location of this point is the origin reference point (its 0, 0, 0 material coordinate ).