Viewing and Using Vehicle Dimensions

Use the Vehicle Dimensions view to view and enter vehicle dimension data. You can also create, save, and edit Vehicle Dimensions Jobs.

After selecting a Vehicle Dimensions article from the Topic Selection list, you can work with vehicle dimensions data in four modes:

The Dimensions/Interactive View presents an Interactive diagram with a user-defined datum height/length calculator, and tram calculator. The Interactive view allows you to enter damaged and repaired measurements for comparison to the pre-accident condition. Digital photos of the points measured are also accessed from the Interactive view.

Note: The diagram shown in the Dimensions/Interactive view is a Plan View (view from above).

The Chassis and Upper Body Diagram modes present static diagrams.

The Upper Body Diagram provides a view of upper body components like doors, engine compartment, windshield, and more.

The Damage Report mode presents the vehicle and customer information with the labor times and cost estimate.

Warning: You must configure your browser to accept the TechAdvisor internet addresses (URLs) as trusted sites to Preview and Print dimensions articles. See Adding TechAdvisor as a Trusted Site for more information. You must also have the current version of Java installed on your local PC for vehicle dimensions to display. If vehicle dimensions do not display, go to www.java.com and install Java.

How to demos

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How to

  1. Complete a vehicle search and select Vehicle Dimensions topic.
  2. Click a Vehicle Dimensions tab to view a dimensions diagram: Dimensions/Interactive View, Chassis, Upper Body.

  • Double-click a letter on the Vehicle Diagram while in the Dimension/Interactive View.
  • Under the Frame Dimension Graphic, enter an adjustment value in the Datum Height Adjustment field.

  • Double-click a Datum Height value in the interactive grid, and enter a new value for that Datum Height Reference Point. The Datum Height Adjustment field automatically populates with the adjustment value/difference.

Note: You can Save and/or Print the new datum height values.

Click a Datum length cell value in the interactive grid and it will be set to (0). All lengths are now referenced from this starting point.

Note: You can Save and/or Print the datum length.

  • Click a Distance (Point-to-Point Tram Measurement) cell in the interactive grid, and it will be set to (0). All point-to-point tram distances are now referenced from this starting point.

Note: You can Save and/or Print the point-to-point tram distances.

  1. Select Damaged or Repaired in the Report View list to Change Report View to Damaged or Repaired.
  2. Double-click any cell value and enter the damaged or repaired measurements.

Reference

 
Name Description

Zoom Drag. Click to drag your mouse to zoom in and out on the selected diagram.

Reset. Click to reset the dimensions viewer to its default view.

Zoom Select. Click to select an area to zoom in to on the selected diagram.

Pan. Click to pan the selected diagram when you drag your mouse.

Print. Click to open the Print Manager and print the selected diagram (print the graphic only).

 

Print Manager Options
  • Force White background
  • Force Graphic to bw (black and white). Use this setting for black and white printers.
  • Print Redline. Allows lines to print using the colors available in the graphic. Forcing graphic to black and white overrides this setting.
  • Print Landscape
  • Print Portrait

 
Name Description

Report View Click to select the report view, e.g., Benchmark, Damaged, Repaired, etc.

Datum Height Adjustment The difference between the Mitchell value and the user input value. You can adjust the Datum Height by entering the value in this field or by double-clicking a Datum Height value in the interactive grid.

Print Click to print the interactive data grid and the graphic.
Note: To print user-input values, you must first create and save a job.

Save Click to save changes to the interactive data grid.
Note: You must first create a job before you can save changes.

Important: To preserve your changes to the data grid, you must Save your data before changing dimensions views.

Reset Click to reset all values to their original setting. This button is not enabled unless you have made changes to the data.

Toggle Units Toggles data grid between inches and millimeters.

Measure to Center/Edge Toggles the data grid measuring points from the center to the edge of hole.

Conversion Calculator Click to convert measurements from millimeters to inches.

With the interactive data grid, you can click data cells to change data measurements according to the data Mode selected in the Mode list.

 
Name Description

Mode

Grid Result

Benchmark

Mitchell database measurements

Damaged

Your measurements of the damaged vehicle

Repaired

Your measurements of the repaired vehicle

Benchmark->Damaged

A comparison on the data grid of Mitchell database values to your measurements of the damaged vehicle.

Benchmark->Repaired

A comparison on the data grid of Mitchell database values to your measurements of the repaired vehicle.

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