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Can someone explain to me how to use the smart dimension tool, or the vertical dimension tool? I have looked at the F1 Help menu, searched the user community forum and can only find descriptions of their functions, not how to actually use them.

 

The attached files show what I'm running into. When I use either of these commands, I highlight an edge (because I want to get a dimension from that particular axis) then highlight another edge (because it represents the vertical distance I want to measure). Unfortunately, both commands yield unreliable results. I have tried picking a point and going to an edge, and vice versa. The cursor seems to pick up a point on the highlighted edge, wherever the cursor is placed, rather than snap to the axis, itself (as it does, when I use the TriBall). TIA

 

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Also, can someone help me return my options menus to probably more normal settings? I was having some issues (rusty, from not using IC, in awhile), and made some changes, because I thought I remembered how to do something, and blamed it on the software settings (yeah, I know...the settings didn't change themselves during that hiatus. LOL) TIA, again!!

USING_VERTICAL_TO_MEASURE_FROM_EDGE_OR_POINT_DOWN_TO_LOWEST_EDGE_OR_FACE.JPG

SMART_DIMENSION_FROM_EDGE_AND_POINT_TO_LOWEST_EDGE.JPG

OPTIONS___GENERAL.JPG

OPTIONS___PARTS.JPG

OPTIONS___ASSEMBLY.JPG

OPTIONS___INTERACTION.JPG

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Regarding the Options settings, you can read more about some recommended settings and maybe some explanations, here (google translate...):

 

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=s...t-text=&act=url

 

The only setting that has a big impact and which isn't default is the "wait to regenerate..." under the Parts settings.

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