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Module 3 — Mechanical Parts Layout · Video 3.3

Dimensioning and Plotting Your 3D Model

Applying dimensions to 3D views and configuring layout for accurate plotting in progeCAD.

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About this lesson

A 3D model is most useful when it can be documented. This lesson covers adding dimensions to 3D views and setting up layouts to plot them accurately.

What you'll learn in Dimensioning and Plotting Your 3D Model

Setting up views of a 3D model for documentation
Placing dimensions in the right plane using the UCS
Arranging 3D views in layout viewports
Setting viewport scale for accurate plots

Key commands & tools

UCSDIMLINEARMVIEWPLOT

Coming from AutoCAD? Dimensions follow the current UCS, so align it to the face you're dimensioning, just as you would in AutoCAD.

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