This chapter includes the commands used to document or dimension a drawing. The LINEARDIMENSION
command creates horizontal and vertical dimensions. The PARALLELDIMENSION
command creates aligned dimensions. The CONTINUEDIMENSION
and BASELINEDIMENSION
commands create continued or parallel dimensions from an existing dimension. The ANGLEDIMENSION
command creates angular dimensions. The RADIUSDIMENSION
and DIAMETERDIMENSION
commands create radial and diameter dimensions and the ARCLENGTHDIMENSION
command dimensions the perimeter of arcs. The ORDINATEDIMENSION
command creates ordinate dimensions, corresponding to X-Datum or Y-Datum point coordinates. Before applying ordinate dimensions, it is often necessary to specify a new coordinate system to define the origin, which is done by the CCS
command. The SMARTLEADER
creates leader dimensions, connecting a text or block to a special feature of the project.
There are several methods for editing dimensions: selecting without commands and use...