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Navigation: Self-guided Training > Unit 16: Inventor Integration

General Dimensions

Create Work points for General Dimensions

To add dimensions to your drawing you need to create points on the part.

Go into C:\Table\Factory and open Block_inch.ipt in Inventor.

In the 3D Model tab select Points and select a corner on the block. This will make a point and give it a name, "Work Point1" by default. Make points for the remaining corners and make a note or sketch of the block and points for later reference. Save and close Block_inch.ipt.

Create GeneralDimensionTable

Make a new design, name it GeneralDimensionTable and add InvGeneralDimension as a mixin. Drag GeneralDimensionTable into the Model window and into TopViews0. Set the Quantity to 2.

Add Rule values to GeneralDimensionTable

In GeneralDimensionTable/Child Tab/ add these values:

RULE NAME	TYPE	ADD VALUE	CATEGORY	FLAGS
invPart1	String	R.rootModel.Tables.Tables0. TableTopGroup. TableTop0.invName	Inventor	Cached Parameter Required
invNamedFeature1	String	["Work Point1", "Work Point1"] [child.index]	Inventor	Cached Parameter Required
invNamedFeature2	String	["Work Point2", "Work Point6"] [child.index]	Inventor	Cached Parameter Required
invNamedFeature3	String	""	Inventor	Cached Parameter
invDimensionType	String	"kAlignedDimensionType"	Inventor	Cached Parameter Required
invArrowHeadsInside	Boolean	true	Inventor	Cached Parameter
invPart2	String	R.rootModel.Tables.Tables0. TableTopGroup. TableTop0.invName	Inventor	Cached Parameter Required
invIntentOne	String	"kStartPointIntent"	Inventor	Cached Parameter Required
invIntentTwo	String	"kEndPointIntent"	Inventor	Cached Parameter
invLeaderFromCenter	Boolean	true	Inventor	Cached Parameter Required
invPosition	Point	[p(12,17.5), p(3,23)][child.index]	Inventor	Cached Parameter
invKind	String	"LinearDimension"	Inventor	Cached Parameter Required
invSingleDimensionLine	Boolean	true	Inventor	Cached Parameter
invCenterMarkOrLine1Visible	Boolean	true	Inventor	Cached Parameter
invCenterMarkOrLine2Visible	Boolean	true	Inventor	Cached Parameter
invCenterMarkOrLine3Visible	Boolean	true	Inventor	Cached Parameter
invIntentThree	String	"kEndPointIntent"	Inventor	Cached Parameter
invPart3	String	R.rootModel.Tables.Tables0. TableTopGroup. TableTop0.invName	Inventor	Cached Parameter
invStyle	String	""	Inventor	Cached Parameter
invFormattedText	String	" Table Top"	Inventor	Cached Parameter
invHideValue	Boolean	false	Inventor	Cached Parameter

GeneralDimensionTable output example:

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Create Work points for General Dimensions

Create GeneralDimensionTable