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Overview of Dimensioning
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Dimensioning is the process of adding measurement annotation to a drawing.

You can create dimensions for a variety of object types in many orientations. The basic types of dimensioning are

Linear dimensions can be horizontal, vertical, aligned, rotated, baseline, or continued (chained). Some examples are shown in the illustration.

NoteTo simplify drawing organization and dimension scaling, it is recommended that you create dimensions on layouts rather than in model space.