On a sheet drawing, I want to dimension two nearby fillets with one radius dimension but with a split leader ( to reduce drawing clutter)
I think it's as simple as holding down a keyboard key, but I haven't found the key or done it in the right sequence.
Any help?
Thanks
Tim
Click on the dimension to highlight it, then click on the small blue box at the end of the leader. Hold down Ctrl and drag to the second location to create a second leader. Of course if the new radius, circle, etc. isn't the same size then the leader won't stick.
Thanks Glenn!!
I didn't even think of using the grip box on the end of the leader. Thanks so much!
Tim
One thing I find curious is that breaking the leader around the linear dimension only breaks the initial R.06 leader, not both.
Not a big deal - unless you know how to accomplish this also.
No, I think that's probably a glitch. Have you tried breaking the leader on the 5.25 dimension instead?
Do you have to do that after the dimension is placed, or can you add the second leader when you are creating the dimension?
Al
You need to do that after placing the dimension.
Okay, no problem. Thanks for the tip!! I was getting tired of adding a second dimension!! You can have more than two leaders on the same dim as well. I generally try not to do that, but it's nice to know you can do it if you have to.
It depends sometimes. So in general if there are multiple places where the radius is same I would put TYP.
Agreed, but on a cylindrical part with different radii, like on o-ring grooves, you need to use multiple leaders to keep things straight.
Yes agree
Also, just a note - if you are in the habit of breaking dimension extension lines, I have not found a way for the 2nd dimension leader to break.
Yeah, that's kind of goofy. Fortunately, I don't do that very often, so it shouldn't be a major problem. I wonder if they fixed it in SW2016.
Click on the dimension to highlight it, then click on the small blue box at the end of the leader. Hold down Ctrl and drag to the second location to create a second leader. Of course if the new radius, circle, etc. isn't the same size then the leader won't stick.