# DIMORDINATE Command
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The DIMORDINATE command is used to create ordinate dimensions.
## Command Access:
> **Ribbon:** Annotation \> Dimension \> Dimension \> Ordinate **Menu:** Dimension \> Ordinate
> **Command:** DIMORDINATE
## Command Prompts:
> Specify feature location:
> Specify leader endpoint or \[Xdatum/Ydatum/Mtext/Text/Angle\]:
## Function Description:
The ordinate dimension measures the horizontal or vertical distance from base point to specified point.
**Relative Glossary:**
**Leader endpoint:**
When selected feature location and leader point, the difference in X datum and Y datum determine the displaying dimension. If the difference of X coordinate is greater than Y coordinate, the dimension displays Y coordinate of specified point; otherwise displays X coordinate.
**X datum:**
Measuring X coordinate of specify point and specify the direction of leader line and dimension text. Users could specify the leader endpoint under the prompt.
**Y datum:**
Measuring Y coordinate of specify point and specify the direction of leader line and dimension text. Users could specify the leader endpoint under the prompt.
**Mtext:**
Edit dimension text by In-place text editor. Users could input special characters and symbols by control code or Unicode character string.
If the unit conversion is off, users could input square bracket (\[\]) to display them.
The current dimension style determines the appearance of generated measured value.
**Text:**
Customize dimension text under command prompt.
The generated measured value will be displayed in angle bracket (\<\>). If the unit conversion is off, users could input square bracket (\[\]) to display them.
User could reset the dimension style in "Text" option of New, Modify, and Override in Dimension Style Manager Dialog box.
**Angle:**
Modify angle of text.
## Other versions with matching text
[GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/Commands/D/DIMORDINATE%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](../../../2017/Commands/D/DIMORDINATE%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/Commands/D/DIMORDINATE%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Commands/D/DIMORDINATE%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Commands/D/DIMORDINATE%20Command.md)