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The radius and diameters of arcs (ARC) and circles (CIRCLE) are annotated by Radial dimensions. Optionally centerlines or center marks can be included. DIMRADIUS measures the radius of an arc or circle. DIMDIAMETER measures the diameter of an arc... Read More

Linear, angular, radial, ordinate and arc length are the basic types of dimensions. You can create dimensions for selected existing entities by selecting them or picking points within a drawing. Linear dimensions can be horizontal, vertical, aligned,... Read More

If you need to modify properties of existing dimensions, you can use modify dimension style (DIMSTYLE). The properties of any selected dimension can be modified by PROPERTIES pallet. Override a Dimension Style Dimension style overrides can be... Read More

You can control how the numeric values and numeric distances in dimensions are presented. Set Dimension Unit Unit format, numeric precision and decimal separator style are settings for primary units, which influence the display of dimension values.... Read More

The appearance of dimensions like arrowhead style, text location and lateral tolerances are controlled by a dimension style. Using dimension styles (DIMSTYLE), you can specify the format of dimensions quickly and to ensure that dimensions are meet... Read More

If users do not want to show dimensions value for a particular reason, they can make the dimension contents permanently blank by following the steps below: 1. Create a new dimension style in the dimension style dialog box. 2. Go directly to primary... Read More

During a mechanical design, we often need to change the position as well as the dimension of the keyway. In this section, we will add Linear Tensile function for the keyway on the step shaft. Add linear parameter   2. Add stretch action Click the... Read More

The DIMLINEAR command is used to create a linear dimension. Command Access: Ribbon : Annotation > Dimension > Dimension > LinearMenu : Dimension > LinearCommand : DIMLINEAR Command Prompts: Specify first extension line origin or <... Read More

The DIMJOGLINE command is used to add or remove a jog line in a linear or aligned dimension. Command Access: Ribbon : Annotation > Dimension > DIMJOGLINEMenu : Dimension > Jogged LinearCommand : DIMJOGLINE Command Prompts: Select dimension... Read More

The DIMBASELINE command is used to create a linear dimension, angular dimension or coordinate dimension by the baseline of last dimension or specified dimension. Command Access: Ribbon : Annotation > Dimension > DIMBASELINEMenu : Dimension >... Read More