1. Dimensioning
can be overwhelming
at first...

2. Center the text

3. Start your
drawing
like this !

5. Leaders:
30 to 60
degrees

9. Arrows inside
on radius

10. COMMON
ERROR !!

12. COMMON ERROR !

15. COMMON ERROR !

16. Checklist for CREATING a drawing
Place four views – FRONT, TOP, RIGHT, and ISO
Place overall dimensions FIRST
Two out of three overall dimensions should go BETWEEN the views
The FRONT, TOP and RIGHT view should SHOW HIDDEN LINES
The iso view should be SHADED or HIDDEN LINES REMOVED

17. Holes should be dimensioned using the HOLE CALLOUT tool.
Dimensions for holes should always be placed on the hole’s profile view
DO NOT DIMENSION TO HIDDEN OR CENTER LINES
DO NOT DIMENSION TO THE CENTER POINT/ORIGIN OF THE PART
DO NOT COPY THE DRAWINGS IN THE TEXT – THEY ARE NOT DONE TO ANSI STANDARD

18. CREATE TWO DRAWING TEMPLATES – ONE FOR INCHES AND ONE FOR MM
BOTH TEMPLATES SHOULD USE ANSI STANDARD – NOT ISO
USE ARIAL FONT
SET LEADERS TO BENT
GO THROUGH ALL THE DIMENSION SETTINGS TO ENSURE ANSI IS BEING USED
SAVE YOUR TEMPLATE IN SHEET MODE – NOT SHEET FORMAT MODE
SAVE AS A TEMPLATE IN THE TEMPLATE FOLDER

19. Don't Forget -
Check
your
drawing !!