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Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning
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Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned Dimensioning
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: