Auxiliary Dimensioning Functions

When dimensioning, you can select the following auxiliary functions.

Selecting Dimensioning Direction

Select the dimensioning direction from the additional menu. You can select either automatic direction, horizontal, vertical, direction between two points, parallel direction or perpendicular direction to a line. The selected dimensioning direction is the default dimensioning direction, until you select an other dimensioning direction or dimensioning function.

Automatic Direction
X Direction
Y Direction
Point Distance
Line Direction
Perpendicular to Line

The default direction is the automatic direction. The direction can be changed during dimensioning.

When adding a chain dimension, baseline dimension and continuous baseline, you can select the line direction or perpendicular to line direction as the dimension direction when adding the first dimension.

Defining the Direction of the Dimension Figure

You can select the direction of the dimension line (default) or the dimension line perpendicular to line as the direction of the dimension figure of the distance dimension.

Dimension Figure Parallel to Dimension Line
Dimension Figure Perpendicular to Dimension Line

When adding a continuous baseline dimension, you can select the direction of the dimension line perpendicular to line (default) or the dimension line as the direction of the dimension figure.

Dimension Figure Parallel to Dimension Line
Dimension Figure Perpendicular to Dimension Line

Selecting Custom Dimensioning

When dimensioning a drawing with the Dimensions function, you can select a custom dimensioning. Select the diameter dimensioning or symmetric dimensioning of the volume from the additional menu. The ordinary dimensioning is the default.

Ordinary Dimensioning
Dimensioning a Diameter to a Center Line
Dimensioning a Symmetric Volume

When dimensioning the angle, you can select the parallel angle dimensioning.

Dimensioning a Parallel Angle

Function to Edit a Dimension

You can select a function to edit a dimension from the additional menu.

Edit Dimension After Adding
Prefix To Dimension Figure

When adding a circle or a radius, you can select the use of a dimension with a reference line.

  Dimension with Reference Line
  Simple Dimension

Inch Dimensioning

You can select either metric or inch dimensioning. Define the presentation method and precision of the inch dimension in the inch dimension settings.

Metric Dimensionings
Inch Dimensioning
Inch Conversion Settings