Creating Explicit Dimensions

You can create a dimension you explicitly decide to be:

  • a length/distance dimension

  • an angle dimension

  • a radius dimension
  • a diameter dimension

Before you begin:
  • By default, the Length/distance dimension, Angle dimension, Radius dimension and Diameter dimension commands are not available in the Annotations toolbar. To make them available, you need to customize the toolbar. Refer to Customizing a Toolbar by Adding Commands for more information.
  • In a drawing representation, create geometry, for example a rectangle containing circles.
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More About Positioning a Foreshortened Extremity Manually

  1. Click Length/distance dimension in the customized toolbar, Annotations toolbar for example.




    • Angle dimension



    • Radius dimension



    • Diameter dimension



    Important: Note that the default orientation will be the most adequate one for the specified dimension type.

  2. Click as many elements as required in the view.

    The Tools Palette automatically appears, displaying dimension modes, except in the case of angle dimensions.

  3. If needed, define the dimension mode in the Tools Palette using one of the following modes: Projected, Forced or True Length modes. These options are also available in the contextual menu.