# DIMLINEAR Command
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The DIMLINEAR command is used to create a linear dimension.
## Command Access:
> **Ribbon:** Annotation \> Dimension \> Dimension \> Linear **Menu:** Dimension \> Linear
> **Command:** DIMLINEAR
## Command Prompts:
> Specify first extension line origin or \<select object\>:
> Specify second extension line origin:
> Specify dimension line location or \[Mtext/Text/Angle/Horizontal/Vertical/Rotated\]:
## Function Description:
Create a linear dimension with a horizontal dimension line, vertical dimension line or rotated dimension line. This command could be replaced by DIMHORIZONTAL and DIMVERTICAL commands.
**Relative Glossary:**
**First extension line origin:**
After specifying the first extension line origin, it will prompt to specify the second extension line origin.
**Dimension line location:**
After specifying the dimension line location, the dimension will be created.
**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 dimension text.
**Horizontal:**
Create horizontal linear dimension.
**Vertical:**
Create vertical linear dimension.
**Rotated:**
Create rotated linear dimension.
## Other versions with matching text
[GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/Commands/D/DIMLINEAR%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](../../../2017/Commands/D/DIMLINEAR%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/Commands/D/DIMLINEAR%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Commands/D/DIMLINEAR%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/Commands/D/DIMLINEAR%20Command.md)