Dimension Anchoring Overview - Intergraph Smart 3D - Reference Data

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Previously, the dimension anchoring functionality was cumbersome to use because of the way the software tied the main dimension template to the anchor.

Set up anchoring (previous method)

  1. Create a main dimension rule and template for dimensioning objects of type A.

  2. Create an anchor dimension rule and template for including objects of type B into the dimension chains created by the main rule.

  3. Edit the main template to include the following:

    <dimensionAnchorSet>
    <dimensionAnchor value=“anchorFilter”/>
    </dimensionAnchorSet>

  4. Edit the anchor rule to include the following:

    <filter>anchorFilter</filter>

  5. Include both the main and anchor rules in the view style to be used.

The bold values (in this example, anchorFilter) are how the main template anchors to the anchor rule. These values must be identical.

Notice the filter node in the dimension rule .xml file. This node has always been a source of confusion because of its name – it was never intended to contain the name of an actual model filter; rather, it simply contains an arbitrary text string that must match the value of the dimensionAnchor in the main template.