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Have you ever worked on an Inventor drawing that someone else overrode dimensions on? This tip will show you a...  Read more

Tip#: 4574
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 11-Jan-2016
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You can set the dimensional entities — such as dimension text, dimension line, and dimension extension line — to any color with these variable commands. To change the color of dimension...  Read more

Tip#: 4573
Author: Ramakrishna Acharya
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Published on: 11-Jan-2016
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Have you ever had a small dimension where the text was bleeding into the arrowhead? With multi-function grips you have the option to flip the arrowhead to the other side of the dimension extension ...  Read more

Tip#: 4566
Author: Joey Price
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Published on: 07-Dec-2015
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Tip#: 4531
Author: Danny Korem
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Published on: 31-Aug-2015
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Easily change a selected dimstyle in an Autodesk Inventor 2016 drawing.

First: Create a new dimstyle and place a new dimension.

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Tip#: 4532
Author: Alex Kaplan
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Published on: 31-Aug-2015
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Have you ever created a center mark only to find out the rotation is off? Here is a tip that will show you a quick way to align a center line to a horizontal edge in Autodesk Inventor.

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Tip#: 4530
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 24-Aug-2015
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Have you ever wanted to align a dimension to an object that is not horizontal or vertical only to find out when you add the dimension, it places a horizontal or vertical dimension? This easy way to...  Read more

Tip#: 4508
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 20-Jul-2015
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Have you ever tried to add a dimension to an Inventor IDW or DWG and wanted to have the snap options that are in ACAD? This is a frequently forgotten way to obtain the results you desire.

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Tip#: 4495
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 29-Jun-2015
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Like a stone in my shoe, I've had a frequent problem in AutoCAD where I place a dimension inside an xref window and the text is upside down. Like most, I would try going to Properties and chang...  Read more

Tip#: 4490
Author: James Olszewski
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Published on: 22-Jun-2015
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When you are dimensioning a drawing with a slot, do you need to show the center lines of the slot and not the radii?

  • Under the Annotate Tab, pick Centerline Bisector.
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Tip#: 4452
Author: David Gaskill
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Published on: 06-Apr-2015
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