Ribbon Bar View Tab
The View tab of the Ribbon Bar controls the display of windows other that the main drawing window. It also […]
The View tab of the Ribbon Bar controls the display of windows other that the main drawing window. It also […]
Per-computer licensing assigns licenses to individual PCs. The license must be un-installed from one PC before it can be installed […]
If you are unfamiliar with concurrent licensing, you may wish to read the Concurrent Licensing Overview. The Concurrent License widow […]
This window is used to enter or change the properties of a project. This window is invoked from the Ribbon […]
This window is used to change the folder for a project. You can change the folder for a project before […]
In some cases, the scale may not be shown for a drawing or a detail, but one or more dimensions […]
It’s often valuable to see measurements organized in different ways. For example, you might want to organize them by location, […]
This document describes how work breakdown values are edited. work breakdown values can be associcated with a standard trace or […]
This document describes how work breakdown defaults are edited. Defaults are values frequently used. There are defaults for each category. […]
This document describes how work breakdown categories are created, edited and reviewed. It assumes that you are already familiar with […]
The Bird’s Eye View Window shows a small view of the entire drawing. The Main Window view of the drawing […]
Bid Codes are used to organize measurements. They can also be used to facilitate the transfer of information to Excel […]
Bid Codes are used to organize measurements. They can also be used to facilitate the transfer of information to Excel […]
Figure 1: The Batch Printing Status Window This window is invoked by selecting “File/Print/Batch Printing/Edit/review printing queue” from the Ribbon […]
Figure 1: The Batch Printing Printer Configuration Window This window can be invoked in a number of ways: Select “File/Print/Batch […]
When a project contains many drawings of the same size, batch printing can be used to print multiple drawings using […]
Figure 1: The Batch Printing Drawing Selection Window This window is invoked by selecting “File/Print/Batch Printing/Add drawings via list” from […]
The Drawing tab of the Ribbon Bar allows management of the properties of the current drawing and the drawings within […]
This two step wizard can be used to quickly save or transfer project information, plus the drawing files. The process […]
This window displays a list of all the projects currently in the viewer database. Hidden projects may be included or […]
This window is used to set various user preferences. It is invoked from the Main Menu’s “Admin/User Preferences…” option. There […]
The quantity worksheet window is used to organize drawings, measurements and annotations. It also lets you perform calculations and easily […]
The Item Assignment Toolbar is used to assign measurements and annotations to the Quantity Worksheet . Use the Main Toolbar […]
This window is used to enter or change the arrow configuration for line annotations. This window is invoked from the […]
If you digitize an area in a counter-clockwise direction, the area is computed as a negative value. This allows cutout […]
Traces define the colors and other characteristics used to display measurements. There are standard traces, measurement traces and quantity worksheet […]
When creating measurements, you occasionally need to digitize the circumference of a circle or an arc (part of a circle). […]
Layers in Dimension work like layers in CAD drawings. Measurements and annotations can be assigned to layers. Then the layers […]
When a drawing in the Main Window has multiple measurements and/or annotations concentrated in a small area, it may be […]
This window is used to set or edit the description for measurements and annotations. It is invoked from the measurement’s […]
Copying measurements and annotations is useful in a variety of ways: Copying from an original drawing to a revised drawing. […]
This window is used to display the angle and pitch of the lines connected to a measurement. To invoke this […]
Advanced point editing allows you to select individual points within a measurement the perform operations on the selected points. Editing […]
Point symbols are added by selecting them from a drawing or document that is open in Dimension. First open the […]
This window is used to set or review the installation information for an Add-on product. It can be invoked by […]
Overview Dimension allow you to copy measurements to the clipboard or to drag and drop them to other applications. It […]
Control Panels are vertical panels that can be displayed docked on the sides of the Main Window or floated above […]
The Annotate tab of the Ribbon Bar is used to create annotations and edit their properties. Select Select To select […]
The Home tab of the Ribbon Bar is intended for use when navigating through projects and drawings and doing simple […]
The Measurement Toolbar is used to create measurements and change the characteristics of measurements. Use the Main Toolbar to show […]
The Settings tab of the Ribbon Bar tab provides access to settings such as user preferences, measurement standards, batch import […]
The Annotation Toolbar is used to create annotations and change the characteristics of annotations. Use the Main Toolbar to show […]
To display the “File Menu in the main window, press the file button of the Ribbon Bar. If you are […]
File Menu Create New Project… – Select this option to create a new project. The folder for the project should exist […]
This window contains miscellaneous information about the Dimension program. The most frequently used information is the version number which is […]