4.2 - Dimensioning Techniques
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Practice Questions
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What command would you use to measure the height of a wall?
💡 Hint: Consider what type of dimension measures straight up and down.
What is the purpose of radial dimensions?
💡 Hint: Think of objects like round pipes.
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Which command is used to measure horizontal or vertical distances?
💡 Hint: Think about straight lines.
True or False: DIMALIGNED can be used for measurement along inclined lines.
💡 Hint: Consider ramps or sloped roofs while answering.
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You are tasked with designing a garden that requires a sloped path and a circular fountain. Detail how you would use both linear and aligned dimensions to plot the path and radial dimensions for the fountain.
💡 Hint: Think about your measurements from two different perspectives.
In a mechanical design, changes to the height of a component require adjustments to several associated dimensions. Explain how associative dimensions could simplify this process.
💡 Hint: Visualize how one change affects the whole assembly.
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