{"id":131,"date":"2008-11-18T04:38:11","date_gmt":"2008-11-18T12:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?p=131"},"modified":"2008-11-18T04:38:11","modified_gmt":"2008-11-18T12:38:11","slug":"foreshortened-radius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?p=131","title":{"rendered":"Foreshortened Radius"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\">Foreshortening a radius dimension on a drawing\u00c2\u00a0is easy.<span>\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>The option to foreshorten a radius is found when the radius dimension is highlighted by looking under the heading of Display Options in the PropertiesManager pane.<span>\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>(Note: this foreshortening option will not be available if dimensioning a full diameter within the view current view, even if the dimension is shown as a radius.)<span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>Once this option is chosen, the radius dimension will appear foreshortened with a zigzag radial line.<span>\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>The user can then adjust the shape and location of the zigzags, as desired.<\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"2\" vspace=\"2\" width=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fcsuper.com\/images\/Blog\/Article\/forestdia2.jpg?resize=189%2C111\" hspace=\"2\" alt=\"Options\" height=\"111\" \/><\/p>\n<p><o:p><font face=\"Times New Roman\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/font><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\">This is easy enough.<span>\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>I am covering this basic how-to tip as a lead-in for the more complicated task of foreshortening diameter dimension in an upcoming article.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foreshortening a radius dimension on a drawing\u00c2\u00a0is easy.\u00c2\u00a0 The option to foreshorten a radius is found when the radius dimension is highlighted by looking under the heading of Display Options in the PropertiesManager pane.\u00c2\u00a0 (Note: this foreshortening option will not be available if dimensioning a full diameter within the view current view, even if the &hellip; 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