DIMCONTINUE Command

GstarCAD 2027 · Command Reference

Commands > D Command > DIMCONTINUE

Function Description:

This command is used to create a new dimension that starts from an extension line of the previous or selected dimension.

Command Access:

Icon:
Menu: Dimension > Continue
Ribbon: Annotation >Dimension>Continue
Toolbar: Dimension > Continue
Command: DIMCONTINUE
Alias: DCO

Command Prompts:

Specify a second extension line origin or [Undo/Select] \<Select>:

If no dimension was created in the current session, you are prompted to select a linear, ordinate or angular dimension to use as the base for the continued dimension.

Select continued dimension:

If the base dimension is ordinate, you are prompted to specify feature location.

Specify feature location or [Undo/Select] \<Select>:

Specify a second extension line origin

If the base dimension is linear or angular, this prompt is displayed. Uses the second extension line origin of the continued dimension for the first extension line origin of the next dimension. The current dimension style determines the appearance of the text.

After you select a continued dimension, the Specify a second extension line origin prompt is redisplayed. To end the command, press Esc. To select another linear, ordinate or angular dimension to use as the basis for the continued dimension, press Enter.

Select continued dimension

Specifies a linear, ordinate or angular dimension. Otherwise, the program skips this prompt and uses the dimension object that was last created in the current session.

Specify feature location

If the base dimension is ordinate, this prompt is displayed. Uses the endpoint of the base dimension as the endpoint for the continued dimension; you are prompted for the next feature location. When you select a feature location, the continued dimension is drawn and the Specify Feature Location prompt is redisplayed. To end the command, press Esc. To select another linear, ordinate or angular dimension to use as the basis for the continued dimension, press Enter.

Undo

Undoes the last continued dimension entered during the command session.

Select

Prompts you to select a linear, ordinate or angular dimension to use as the continued dimension. After you select a continued dimension continuously, the Specify a second extension line origin or the Specify feature location prompt is redisplayed. To end the command, press ESC, or press Enter twice.

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