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Add ECAD Board Dimensions
Add hole, edge, and reference dimensions on an ECAD board drawing, including in-dialog sheet definitions.
Add ECAD Board Dimensions creates ordinate and related dimensions on a drawing view of the ECAD board. Sheet definitions live in this dialog (Tools → Edit Sheet Definitions). There is no separate Sheet Definitions command on the ECAD ribbon.
The command is available with a drawing active. The dialog title is Add ECAD Board Dimensions - by CadActive.
Open Add ECAD Board Dimensions
Open the board drawing in Creo.
On the CadActive ribbon, in the ECAD group, select Add ECAD Board Dimensions.
Add dimensions
Set Desired View (Select View).
Confirm ECAD Board Model.
Use the tabs:
Holes — Feature Name, Status, X, Y, Diam.
Edges — Feature Name, Status, X, Y, Diam.
Ref Dims — Dimension Name, Status.
Check the rows to create or update. Use Check All when every row on the current tab should receive a dimension.
Select OK.
Tools
On the Tools menu:
Edit Sheet Definitions — opens ECAD Sheet Definitions - by CadActive. Set sheet types in the table (#, Sheet Name, Type), then confirm. This is the only way to open sheet definitions from ECAD.
Create Ordinate Dimension Baseline — creates or recreates the ordinate baseline for the view.
Fix Broken Baseline Names — attempts to rename hidden or broken baseline names.
What this command does not do
It does not rename the board or set thickness. That is ECAD Board Setup.
It does not place component or area notes. Use Add ECAD Component Notes and Add ECAD Area Notes.