Subject: NUMBERING THE DIMENSIONSINDRAWINGS

Solidworks Drawing Dimension numbering

Hello everybody, I am a young Torontobasedmechanical designer working for a casting company. I am tryingtofind information on how to number critical dimensions inanautomated fashion. Ideally I would like an option that I canchooseseveral dimensions on a drawing, and they would automaticallybenumbered 1 to 30...etc., and when one is deleted, the number isnotreused. I would be using this for our foundry to be able toeasilyconvey the message of what critical dimension they aretalkingabout over the phone, and to use a list of the dimension #'sforinspection documentation. We are currently numbering themwith'notes' individually. Aside from the labour, another problemwithour current form is that the notes aren't attached tothedimensions, as that is far too much work for us SW guys, andthatwhen a dimension is moved, you have to manually move the notealongwith it. We are currently using 2007, but will probably beupdatingto 2008.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.Thanksfor any help to a newbie like me,

Tony-Ontario

Toronto, Ontario