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Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning

Linear Dimensions

In the following examples, horizontal, vertical and aligned dimensions are created by using the Auto command.

CAD drafting Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 0      Ribbon: Home, Annotate - Dimensions > CAD software Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 1 Linear

CAD drawing Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 2    Menu: Dimensions –CAD drafting Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 3Auto

CAD software Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 4    Toolbar: Utilities – CAD drawing Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 5

CAD drafting Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 6 Command line: D, DIMLINEAR, DIM, DLI

To dimension you can use also the Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned dimension commands.

CAD software Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 7    Menu: DimensionsCAD drawing Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 8 Horizontal

CAD drafting Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 9    Toolbar: Utilities – CAD software Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 10

CAD drawing Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 11 Command line: DIMHOR

 

CAD drafting Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 12    Menu: DimensionsCAD software Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 13 Vertical

CAD drawing Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 14    Toolbar: Utilities – CAD drafting Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 15

CAD software Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 16 Command line: DIMVER

 

CAD drawing Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 17    Menu: DimensionsCAD drafting Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 18 Aligned dimension

CAD software Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 19    Toolbar: Utilities – CAD drawing Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 20

CAD drafting Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 21 Command line: DAL, DIMALIGNED

 

To specify the horizontal dimension of the line:

     

1.    Start the Auto command.

2.    Place the cursor over the line to show its dynamic highlighting and display the character CAD software Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 22. Left click to confirm the dimensioning:

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3.    Move the cursor down to change the character to CAD drafting Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 24:

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4.    Left click to set the position of the dimension line:

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To specify the vertical dimension of the line:

     

1.    Place the cursor over the line to show its dynamic highlighting and display the character CAD drafting Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 27. Left click to confirm the dimensioning:

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2.    Move the cursor to the right to change the character to CAD drawing Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 29:

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3.    Left click to set the position of the dimension line:

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To specify the aligned dimension of the line:

     

1.    Place the cursor over the line to show its dynamic highlighting and display the character CAD drawing Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 32. Left click to confirm the dimensioning:

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2.    Move the cursor to the left to change the character to CAD software Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 34:

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3.    Left click to set the position of the dimension line:

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For dimensioning the arc length using characteristic points:

     

1.    Start the Auto command.

2.    Place the cursor over the arc to show its dynamic highlighting:

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3.    Move the cursor near to the endpoint of the arc. When the snap marker appears, left click to choose the endpoint of the first extension line of the dimension:

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4.    Move the cursor to the other endpoint of the arc and left click to choose the endpoint of the second extension line of the dimension:

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5.    Move the cursor to the middle of the arc to display the character CAD software Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 40:

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6.    Move the cursor down and to the left to change the character to CAD drafting Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 42:

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7.    Left click to set the position of the dimension line:

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For dimensioning between two parallel line segments:

     

1.    Start the Auto command.

2.    Select the lower line segment by highlighting it and left click:

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3.    Select the top line segment by highlighting it and left click when the horizontal character appears:

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4.    Move the cursor up and to the left to change the character to CAD drawing Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning 47:

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5.    Left click to set the position of the dimension line:

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To draw the dimension from a point to a line segment:

     

1.    Start the Auto command.

2.    Select the lower line segment by highlighting it and left click:

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3.    Select the endpoint of the second line segment using the snap:

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4.    Move the cursor up and to the left:

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5.    Left click to set the position of the dimension line:

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