Horizontal, vertical and aligned dimensioning

Horizontal, vertical and aligned dimensioning

In the following examples, horizontal, vertical and aligned dimensions are created by using the Auto command.
Ribbon: Home, Annotate – Dimensions > Linear
Menu: Dimensions – Auto
Toolbar: Utilities –
Command line: D, DIMLINEAR, DIM, DLI

To dimension you can use also the Horizontal, Vertical and Aligned dimension commands.
Menu: Dimensions – Horizontal
Toolbar: Utilities –
Command line: DIMHOR

Menu: Dimensions – Vertical
Toolbar: Utilities –
Command line: DIMVER

Menu: Dimensions – Aligned dimension
Toolbar: Utilities –
Command line: DAL, DIMALIGNED

To specify the horizontal dimension of the line:

• Start the Auto command.
• Place the cursor over the line to show its dynamic highlighting and display the character . Left click to confirm the dimensioning:
  
• Move the cursor down to change the character to :
  
• Left click to set the position of the dimension line:
  
  
  

To specify the vertical dimension of the line:

• Place the cursor over the line to show its dynamic highlighting and display the character . Left click to confirm the dimensioning:
  
• Move the cursor to the right to change the character to :
  
• Left click to set the position of the dimension line:
  

To specify the aligned dimension of the line:

• Place the cursor over the line to show its dynamic highlighting and display the character . Left click to confirm the dimensioning:
  
• Move the cursor to the left to change the character to :
  
• Left click to set the position of the dimension line:
  

For dimensioning the arc length using characteristic points:

• Start the Auto command.
• Place the cursor over the arc to show its dynamic highlighting:
  
• Move the cursor near to the endpoint of the arc. When the snap marker appears, left click to choose the endpoint of the first extension line of the dimension:
  
• Move the cursor to the other endpoint of the arc and left click to choose the endpoint of the second extension line of the dimension:
  
• Move the cursor to the middle of the arc to display the character :
  
• Move the cursor down and to the left to change the character to :
  
• Left click to set the position of the dimension line:
  

For dimensioning between two parallel line segments:

• Start the Auto command.
• Select the lower line segment by highlighting it and left click:
  
• Select the top line segment by highlighting it and left click when the horizontal character appears:
  
• Move the cursor up and to the left to change the character to :
  
• Left click to set the position of the dimension line:
  

To draw the dimension from a point to a line segment:

• Start the Auto command.
• Select the lower line segment by highlighting it and left click:
  
• Select the endpoint of the second line segment using the snap:
  
• Move the cursor up and to the left:
  
• Left click to set the position of the dimension line:
  

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