Part V: Creating Drawings
Although you can also control dual dimension defaults in the Options dialog box by choosing
Tools ➪ Options, you can turn them on and off from this interface for individual dimensions. When
you enable the Dual Dimension option, SolidWorks uses the settings from the Tools ➪ Options
menu.Note
The Display Options now appear on the RMB menu. The options shown in Figure 23.11 are different depend-
ing on what type of dimension you have selected. In the images in this chapter, a diameter dimension was
used. n
The foreshortened radius is only valid for individual radial dimensions. A foreshortened radius is
shown in Figure 23.13. Foreshortened radius dimensions are typically used for large radii when
dimensions to the centerpoint are not important. The Foreshortened radius function does not
work on diameter dimensions. The inspection dimension is shown in Figure 23.13 with an oval
around the dimension.FIGURE 23.13A foreshortened radius