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Dimensioning the Angle between Three Points
Access: Invoke the Sketcher, define the sketch plane and then invoke this function from one of the following locations:
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Click the Dimension button
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Right-click the graphics area and select Dimension from the popup menu.
Create a dimension.
Dimension the angle between three points
Note: If any of the points are not in the current sketch, you must add the points to the sketch as reference entities.
Select the Dimension option .
Click the three points.
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Click the point from which the angle will be defined.
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Click the second point.
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Click the third point. (The order of selection of the second and third points does not matter.)
Click the location where you want the dimension to appear.
The dimension and the Sketcher Dimension dialog are displayed. In the Sketcher Dimension dialog, change the dimension value if required. For example, adjust it to 90 degrees.
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Displayed dimension: |
Example Sketcher Dimension dialog (not related to the image displayed on the left): |
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Click anywhere to set the dimension (or click <exit><exit> or press Enter). In the example below, the dimension value was changed in the Sketcher Dimension dialog.
Note: When applying dimensions, you can use the Automatic Preview in the Sketcher Feature Guide to automatically update the sketch.
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