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beyoungjr
en respuesta a: Anonymous

Hi Harald,

This is a specialty of mine.  Many users will do everything they can to direct you away from Paper Space dimensioning but I WILL NOT.  I teach my students this method after presenting all of the basics in model space.  The guiding principal in my class is "Models in Model Space and everything else to Paper Space."  This is THE ONLY MTHOD useful for the latest 3D modeling and "Base View" features that were added in 2012 (2013 version).

 

Rules to guide you...

  • Finish the model before leaving Model Space.  You can make changes after dimensioning and Paper Space setup but work to the fullest extent possible.
  • Go into your Paper Space layout and set it up as much as you can.  You can change layout settings later but do as much as you anticipate.
    • Border/Title Block
    • Print Settings (controls white paper background)
    • Viewport/s sizes and shapes (if not 3D Base views process)
  • Double-click inside of each viewport and zoom-extents or zoom-objects to fill the viewport with the target entities.
    • Set the viewport scale for the viewport while active in the viewport.
    • Double-click outside of the viewport to de-activate working in the viewport (if you do not the any objects you create will exist in Model Space)
  • Dimension your objects as you would normally, making sure that every dimension is connected to the model points desired (not tracked from points or connected to other dimension or Paper Space objects already added.
  • If you need to adjust positions of your model your dimensions may not always follow perfectly if done in the active viewport.  Instead, just MOVE the objects by going back to the model space tab and returning to paper space to verify that the dimensions followed (small adjustments hopefully).

 

Be aware...

  • The old style Centermarks and any centerlines added for dimensioning are not associative dimension features and will not move or adjust with modle changes.  The individual Centermarks do not follow viewport scaling even though the ones added for diameter and radius dimensions do.  Use the new Centermakr and Centerline commands for 2017 version if you are able.
  • Also consider using the new Dynamic or Smart Dimensions added in 2016.  This new method takes some getting used to but I like it so far.

 

Sorry so long but if your gonna try to work in this way I hope to help you get going as cleanly as possible.

 

Forgot to mention... DO NOT XREF to accomplish this method of dimensioning for day-to-day work!

 

Cheers,

Blaine

 


Blaine Young
Senior Engineering Technician, US Army