Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning

Linear Dimensions

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

      Ribbon: Home, Annotate - Dimensions >  Linear

    Menu: Dimensions –Auto

    Toolbar: Utilities –

 Command line: D, DIMLINEAR, DIM, DLI

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

    Menu: Dimensions –  Horizontal

    Toolbar: Utilities –

 Command line: DIMHOR

    Menu: Dimensions –  Vertical

    Toolbar: Utilities –

 Command line: DIMVER

    Menu: Dimensions –  Aligned dimension

    Toolbar: Utilities –

 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 . Left click to confirm the dimensioning:

3.    Move the cursor down to change the character to :

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

To specify the vertical dimension of the line:

1.    Place the cursor over the line to show its dynamic highlighting and display the character . Left click to confirm the dimensioning:

2.    Move the cursor to the right to change the character to :

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

To specify the aligned dimension of the line:

1.    Place the cursor over the line to show its dynamic highlighting and display the character . Left click to confirm the dimensioning:

2.    Move the cursor to the left to change the character to :

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

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:

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:

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:

5.    Move the cursor to the middle of the arc to display the character :

6.    Move the cursor down and to the left to change the character to :

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

For dimensioning between two parallel line segments:

1.    Start the Auto command.

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

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

4.    Move the cursor up and to the left to change the character to :

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

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:

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

4.    Move the cursor up and to the left:

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