Dimension drawings, according to the standards of American National Standards Institute (ANSI), International Standards Organization (ISO), U.S. military standard (MIL), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and National CAD Standards (NCS).
Dimensioned drawings should include
- location dimensions
- size dimensions
- minimum number of dimensions to construct the object accurately
- architectural or engineering style
- geometric dimensioning and tolerancing information data.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What is the purpose of dimensioning a solid model?
- How are architectural or engineering objects dimensioned?
- How might manufacturing errors be managed through dimensioning?
- How does one determine where dimensions are placed?
- How does one determine the most appropriate dimensioning style?