need cross sectional drawings with dimensions

apchar · 17th March 2009, 07:29 PM

I'm a noob, so be gentle.
I'm trying AC3D because I wanted a simple 3D CAD tool like SolidWorks only easier and cheaper. I need the kind of drawings I can hand to a machinist to get something built. So I need cross sections with dimensions, like
<----------------------- 1.5 ---------------------------->
Like you can in most CAD tools.
Right now the only thing I can do is pencil the dimensions onto the drawing after I print it out. And I can't do cross sections without slicing off large parts of the drawing.
I can't find anything in the manual or prior posts? Is there a way?
Thanx.

17th March 2009, 07:29 PM	#1
apchar Junior Member Junior member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2	need cross sectional drawings with dimensions I'm a noob, so be gentle. I'm trying AC3D because I wanted a simple 3D CAD tool like SolidWorks only easier and cheaper. I need the kind of drawings I can hand to a machinist to get something built. So I need cross sections with dimensions, like <----------------------- 1.5 ----------------------------> Like you can in most CAD tools. Right now the only thing I can do is pencil the dimensions onto the drawing after I print it out. And I can't do cross sections without slicing off large parts of the drawing. I can't find anything in the manual or prior posts? Is there a way? Thanx.