Dimensioning of Floor Plan

You can use this function to dimension automatically the locations of exterior and interior walls, openings and posts in the floor plan drawing of a building. The dimensions are added into one direction (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) at a time.

1. Select Dimensions > Dimensioning of Floor Plan.
2. Select the dimensions to be added and their properties in a dialog box.

   The Automatic Dimensioning Dialog Box

3. Select the objects to be dimensioned.
4. Select Confirm.
5. Select a direction for the dimensioning from the contextual toolbar.
   • Horizontal
   • Vertical
   • Angle
6. Select the end of the wall you want to be the start point of the dimension.
7. Select Confirm.
8. Select the location of the dimensioning line. When adding more than one dimension lines, point the location of the dimension line that will be closest to the building. The following is the order of the dimension lines in relation to the building:
   • Closest to the building: Columns
   • Windows, doors
   • Interior walls
   • Exterior Walls
   • Farthest from the building: Total dimension.

Note

• You can add the dimensions as associative dimensions by selecting the Associative dimensions check box in the Automatic Dimensioning dialog box. See Associative Dimensions Attached to Dimension Points
• You can also automatically dimensions the locations of interior walls, floor joists, roof joists or roof trusses in the floor plan drawing, see Dimensioning of Walls, Profiles and Trusses. You can add these dimension lines to the floor plan drawing one by one. The dimensions are associative dimensions.
• The properties of dimension end markers of automatic dimensioning are defined in the BDSXX keyword group with the following keywords:
  • Chain dimension ends: auto_dim_ends= END1 END2 EX1 EX2
  • Baseline dimension ends: auto_base_dim_ends= END1 END2 EX1 EX2

  END1 and END2 can have following values:

  0 = None
  1 = Arrow
  2 = Circle (1 mm)
  3 = Circle (2 mm)
  4 = Ends on dimension figure
  5 = Slash

  EX1 and EX2 can have following values:

  0 = None
  1 = Short symmetrical (3.5 mm)
  2 = Short (10 mm)
  3 = Close to dimension point (3 mm open)
  4 = To dimension point

Example: Automatic Dimensioning

Associative Dimensions Attached to Dimension Points
Dimensioning of Walls, Profiles and Trusses
Editing Keywords