# \-How do I dimension this?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-dimension-this/17113>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 28, 2022, 10:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-dimension-this/17113 "2022-01-28T22:25:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![ricko3k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@ricko3k](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ricko3k)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 10:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-dimension-this/17113/1 "2022-01-28T22:25:35Z")

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**Author:** ![Dave\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/43a26b/32.png) [@Dave\_P](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Dave_P)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-dimension-this/17113/2 "2022-01-28T22:54:01Z")

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> ricko3k [https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ricko3k](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ricko3k)  
> January 28
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> This is not how I would layout this drawing. Lower left “front view” ,  
> Upper left “top view”, Lower right “side view” , Upper right “Isometric  
> view”. \*\*\* See the example  
> with a different part

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**Author:** ![ricko3k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@ricko3k](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ricko3k)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-dimension-this/17113/3 "2022-01-29T00:34:28Z")

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Yes I agree but I am not asking about how to lay out the views, the point is that the views don’t show the component “square on”, they’re shown skewed. How do I get the views square to screen? Thankyou though.

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**Author:** ![McD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mcd/32/15504_2.png) [@McD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/McD)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-dimension-this/17113/4 "2022-01-29T00:47:40Z")

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Are your choosing the views? I select which views I want shown, and as such, wouldn’t choose that specific view. Am I missing something?

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**Author:** ![realdrogo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/realdrogo/32/8459_2.png) [@realdrogo](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/realdrogo)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 1:08am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-dimension-this/17113/5 "2022-01-29T01:08:02Z")

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> [@2D Drawings not in Ortho](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-drawings-not-in-ortho/16898/3):
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> I have this problem from time to time too. The only workaround I’ve thought of is to make a copy of the assembly elsewhere in the design space and rotate it to be parallel to the grid. It is bothersome if I make change and have to go thru the process again. But major changes require all new drawings anyway because deleting or adding a component breaks the previous drawing. (That’s a different issue so I digress) Edit: typo

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**Author:** ![Dave\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/43a26b/32.png) [@Dave\_P](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Dave_P)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-dimension-this/17113/6 "2022-01-29T01:32:34Z")

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Well I have done this in Nx, build a solid part on a WCS and rotate as needed.

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**Author:** ![NathanD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dec6dc/32.png) [@NathanD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NathanD)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 3:23am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-dimension-this/17113/7 "2022-01-30T03:23:11Z")

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> [@2D Drawings not in Ortho](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/2d-drawings-not-in-ortho/16898/3):
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> I have this problem from time to time too. The only workaround I’ve thought of is to make a copy of the assembly elsewhere in the design space and rotate it to be parallel to the grid. It is bothersome if I make change and have to go thru the process again. But major changes require all new drawings anyway because deleting or adding a component breaks the previous drawing. (That’s a different issue so I digress)

@realdrogo this is what I have found to do as well. I have created drawings from a _ **copy** _ of a specific body or assembly that has then been positioned off to the side in line with the X axis.

But you’re correct, the drawings don’t like having their parent body changed. You can make the smallest change and it’s a roll of the dice how the drawing will react.

Hopefully at some point we can select a surface or plane that determines a drawings base view regardless of it’s orientation in the 3D space.

@ricko3k aside from aligning the bodies square, the two dimensions you annotated could be displayed as absolute instead of horizontal/vertical.

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**Author:** ![ricko3k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@ricko3k](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ricko3k)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-dimension-this/17113/8 "2022-01-30T18:46:33Z")

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Thankyou x 2.

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**Author:** ![ricko3k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@ricko3k](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ricko3k)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-dimension-this/17113/9 "2022-01-30T18:49:32Z")

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Thankyou Sir for your help, yes you are slightly missing it, if you look at the other 2 replies it might be clearer. Thankyou though.

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**Author:** ![ricko3k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@ricko3k](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ricko3k)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-dimension-this/17113/10 "2022-01-30T18:56:51Z")

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Thankyou Dave.

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**Author:** ![ricko3k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@ricko3k](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ricko3k)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-dimension-this/17113/11 "2022-01-30T19:03:33Z")

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I think I thanked you all individually, but if not, thankyou for your help.

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**Author:** ![Dave\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/43a26b/32.png) [@Dave\_P](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Dave_P)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-dimension-this/17113/12 "2022-01-30T19:24:47Z")

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I’m sorry I thought I was clear, and I showed you an example of the root of the problem.  
Good luck  
Dave

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**Author:** ![ricko3k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@ricko3k](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ricko3k)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-dimension-this/17113/13 "2022-01-30T19:58:57Z")

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Hi Dave, thanks. No offence intended. Probably me not understanding.  
Regards Richard.