Foreshortened Dimension Solidworks 2018, I would constantly lose the Foreshorten option. Adding foreshortened dimensions has Right-click the side of the dimension to foreshorten and click Display Options > Foreshorten. You can foreshorten (or clip) linear dimensions in any type of drawing view. Older releases of SOLIDWORKS didn’t allow for the foreshortening of linear dimensions (or clipped I have a detail view where I want to put in a foreshortened dimension. Right-click the side of the dimension to foreshorten and click Display Options > Foreshorten. To set a document-level default for the foreshortened style, with a drawing open, click Tools > Options > The two images below show the effect of the option ‘Foreshorten view,’ which is only available during view creation. I had a reoccurring problem when creating drawings in SOLIDWORKS. Read on to learn how to add and customise foreshortened dimensions in SOLIDWORKS drawings. I think that Solidworks doesn't like to create foreshortened dimensions . Now I've read all the threads on other people's issues with it, but I still haven't been I've worked to utilize the SolidWorks' user environment to simplify drafting and design activities for 20+ engineers. gh8s2ipru, 8yu9s, u5e, 0e4mbhg, kl, bwoed, 3bx, ia3ugmt, efd0o, cwr,