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This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series SOLIDWORKS 2015 - Year of the Angle Dimension<\/a><\/div>

Previous releases of SOLIDWORKS introduced linear dimensions in sketches that can be applied symmetrically when created across a centerline. \u00a0 Further enhancements saw smarter behavior, where the selected centerline is\u00a0remembered for multiple dimensions created in sequence. \u00a0For SOLIDWORKS 2015, you can create multiple half and full symmetric angular dimensions without selecting the centerline each time.<\/p>\n


\n\"AngleTo create a symmetrical angle dimension<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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  1. In a sketch with a centerline and lines or points, click Smart Dimension<\/em> at\u00a0Tools>Dimensions>Smart<\/em>.<\/li>\n
  2. Select the centerline and another\u00a0line which is at an angle to that centerline.<\/li>\n
  3. To create a half angle dimension, move the mouse cursor to the desired location and click to place, as previously. \u00a0However, to create a full angle dimension (across the centerline), hold down the SHIFT\u00a0key.<\/li>\n
  4. Drag the mouse cursor (along with the previewed dimension) to the opposite side of the centerline. \u00a0As you do so, a preview of the angle dimension will appear symmetrically about the centerline.<\/li>\n
  5. Click to place dimension as desired.<\/li>\n
  6. Keep holding down the SHIFT key and select other lines at angles to the centerline. \u00a0Angle dimensions to the centerline will automatically generate and will allow you make more symmetric angle dimensions successively.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Previous releases of SOLIDWORKS introduced linear dimensions in sketches that can be applied symmetrically when created across a centerline. \u00a0 Further enhancements saw smarter behavior, where the selected centerline is\u00a0remembered for multiple dimensions created in sequence. \u00a0For SOLIDWORKS 2015, you can create multiple half and full symmetric angular dimensions without selecting the centerline each time. … Continue reading “Year of the Angle Dimension (Part 4): Symmetricality”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16,11],"tags":[1165,339],"series":[1521],"class_list":["post-5110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-drawing","category-news","tag-angle","tag-dimension","series-solidworks-2015-year-of-the-angle-dimension"],"yoast_head":"\nYear of the Angle Dimension (Part 4): Symmetricality - 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