Create Linear Dimensions

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Create Horizontal and Vertical Dimensions

Concept

Procedure

Quick Reference

To create a horizontal or vertical dimension

1. Click Dimension menu Linear.At the Command prompt, enter dimlinear.
2. Press ENTER to select the object to dimension, or specify the first and second extension line origins.
3. Before specifying the dimension line location, you can override the dimension direction and edit the text, the text angle, or the dimension line angle:
   • To rotate the extension lines, enter r (Rotated). Then enter the dimension line angle.
   • To edit the text, enter m (multiline text). In the In-place Text Editor, revise the text. Click OK.

     Editing within or overwriting the brackets (<>) changes or removes the dimension value calculated by the program. Adding text before or after the brackets appends text before or after the dimension value.

   • To rotate the text, enter a (Angle). Then enter the text angle.
4. Specify the dimension line location.

 Toolbar: Dimension 

 Command entry: DIMLINEAR