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You can save a ruler dimension as a driving dimension in the Groups panel. When you click on a driving dimension created with PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid., the Pull tool is automatically activated. Changing the dimension is like pulling the object. The points, edges, faces, or axes for the dimension are offset if you change the dimension's value. The state of the Add, Cut, and No Merge options are saved with the group.

You can save the following types of driving dimensions with the Pull tool:

• Distance (offset)
• Radius

To add a driving dimension with the Pull tool

1. Click Pull in the Edit group on the Design2D or 3D model that contains at least one top-level component. tab.

2. Select the points, edges, faces, or axes that you want the dimension to offset if it is changed.

3. Click Ruler in the Options panelArea of the user interface that enables you to modify functions specific to tools. or the mini-toolbar.

4. Select the face, edge, point, or axis where you want the selected faces dimensioned to.

5. Click Create Group on the GroupsSets of objects that appear in the Groups tab. You create a group from any set of selected objects. Information such as Selection, Alt+selection, move anchoring, axis, and ruler dimension is all stored with the group. panel.

Examples

The video shows creating a radius dimension and a distance offset dimension. The cylinder's radius changes and the offset for the axis changes when the dimensions are changed.