How can I show a dimension of a feature of a 3d solid? For example, say I have a drawing of a 5x5 cube. I extrude a 2x2 step on the top surface 1 inch. When I view the finished solid, I want to see the 1 inch dimension. I can see the dimensions of sketch features in 2d with the "show/hide dimensions" of a sketch. I want to show the height of an extruded feature. Is this possible? if not, why?
why indeed. I to would like this, along with the ability to see any of the settings in a feature, such as extrude, without having to edit the feature.
To get around this, I create a dimensioned sketch object, and "extrude to" the object. You can change the extrude depth by changing the dimension this way, without having to go in and edit the feature-
Yeah, one would expect the size of a solid (outer boundries) to be calculated/displayed easily. Maybe there's some complicated/unintuitive way to display it, but I don't know. But there is some information displayed in the lower right corner. If you happen to have an edge that spans the whole boundry, select it and you'll see the length.
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