SU "Trick of the day"

[Bill]

I taught myself this little trick today. I have already used it a second time--so now it's a "technique" (which I like):

Put a "dimension" label on an edge of a side before you push or pull a face, and you can watch the length of the side change "dynamically" (i.e. as you push/pull). I guess if you're a super-excellent SU-user (like Swingman or Leon) then you model your lengths right the first time and won't need to do this very often (only when you modify an existing model).

Bill

[Leon]

Ah, so you have found out that dimension lines and their extensions are associative. A very handy feature of many drawing programs.

I use dimensions mostly to confirm sizes when creating a drawing, especially on components that must remain a specific size. I am immediately aware if I accidentally change that dimension when editing. And as you are now aware this is handy to confirm resizing of a component.