Add dimensions to an object
Add dimensions to define the object so it can be manufactured using Fusion.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
In this activity, you will add dimensions to define the object so it can be manufactured.
Prerequisites
- If you've not completed "Add annotation geometry to drawing views", download and open
main-pump-body-drawing-activity-3.f3z
 to continue.
Steps-by-step:
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Add horizontal dimension to Section View B-B.
- Select the Dimension command.
- In Section View B-B, select the vertical line on the bottom left of the view.
- Select the bottom hole and then drag the pointer down.
- Click to place the dimension below the part.
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Add a vertical dimension to Section View B-B.
- With the Dimension command still active, select the bottom horizontal line in Section View B-B.
- Select the bottom hole and drag to the left.
- Click to place the dimension.
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Add angle dimension to Base View.
- With the Dimension command still active, select the vertical line created by the center mark on the top hole of the Base View.
- Select the angled line that is created by the center mark on the left hole of the Based View to see the angle of 45°.
- Move up the pointer and to the left and click to place the dimension.
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Add a radius dimension to the Base View.
- With the Dimension command still active, select the radius created by the top Center Mark Pattern you created in the last activity.
- Pull the pointer away to see the Radius dimension.
- Click to place the dimension.
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Add a diameter dimension to Base View.
- With the Dimension command still active, select the large hole in the middle of the part.
- Pull the pointer away and notice that Fusion is trying to place a radius dimension.
- Right-click, and in the context menu, select Diameter.
- Click to place the dimension.
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Place Ordinate Dimension on the Projected View.
- Select the Ordinate Dimension command.
- Select the bottom horizontal line.
- Pull the pointer to the right of the view and click to place the origin.
- Repeat the last two steps to define other features of the Projected View. The final view should look like this:
Activity 3 summary
In this activity, you added dimensions to define the part so it can be manufactured.
Before dimensions (left). After dimensions (right).