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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Dimensions</div>
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      <p class="para_topic"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/ideas_logo.gif" border="0"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/arrow.gif" border="0"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/nx_logo.gif" border="0"></p>
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            <p class="defObject"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/ideas_rule.gif" border="0"><br><img align="bottom" src="graphics/ideas/des_dr_dynamic_dim.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Dynamic Dim</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/icons/icon_inferred_dimension.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Inferred</b> or 
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            <p class="para_defMeaning"><b class="uiTerm">Insert</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Dimension</b>  &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Inferred</b></p>
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                        <p class="para_note_body">Since NX can dimension the length of a line as well as between two lines, you get a preview of the length dimension as soon as you pick the first line. To dimension between two lines, continue to pick the second line even though you see a dimension preview.</p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">See also:</p>
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               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_14.html');return(false);">Drafting dimensions</a></li>
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            <p class="defObject"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/ideas_rule.gif" border="0"><br><img align="bottom" src="graphics/ideas/des_dr_radial_dim.gif" border="0"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ideas/des_dr_diametral_dim.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Radial Dim</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Diametral Dim</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning"><b class="uiTerm">Insert</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Dimension</b> &rarr; 
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               <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Cylindrical</b></li>
               <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Hole</b></li>
               <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Diameter</b></li>
               <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Radius</b></li>
               <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Radius to Center</b></li>
               <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Folded Radius</b></li>
               <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Concentric Circle</b></li>
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               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_14.html');return(false);">Drafting dimensions</a></li>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">To set preferences for dimensions:</p>
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><b class="uiTerm">Preferences</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Annotation</b></p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">To modify existing dimensions:</p>
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning"><b class="uiTerm">Edit</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Style</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_defMeaning">Or, right-click a dimension and select <b class="uiTerm">Style</b>.
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">See also:</p>
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               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_14.html');return(false);">Drafting dimensions</a></li>
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