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CAD drafting Radial Dimensioning 6 Command line: MDIMRAD

To draw the radius of a circle:

     

1.    Start the Auto command.

2.    Select the Radial option in the command line or context menu.

3.    Place the cursor over the circle to show its dynamic highlighting. Left click to confirm the dimensioning:

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4.    Choose the location of the dimension:

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5.    Left click to fix the chosen location of the dimension:

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To draw the arc radius:

     

1.    Start the Auto command.

2.    Place the cursor over the arc to show its dynamic highlighting and display the character CAD software Radial Dimensioning 10. Left click to confirm the dimensioning:

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3.    Choose the location of the dimension:

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4.    Left click to fix the chosen location of the dimension:

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Options for dimensioning the arc radius:

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