AMPOWERDIM_DIA command

Creates a diameter dimension as ACM entities.

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Note: This command only works for drawings that contain mechanical entities. To set the environment for BricsCAD Mechanical drawings, see the Overview of 2D Mechanical Drawings commands article.

Description

Creates diameter dimensions for arcs and circles. The command is a shortcut to the Radial Diameter option of the PDIM command. It automatically adds a diameter symbol to the dimension text.

Method

Select the arc or the circle and the location of the dimension line.

The Edit Dimensioning dialog box opens to define the parameters of the dimension.

Note: The AMPOWERDIMDISPLAY system variable controls the opening of the Edit Dimensioning dialog box after placing a power dimension.

For more information about the dialog box, see the related article Edit Dimensioning dialog box.

Options within the command

Angle
Sets the angle of the dimension text.
Text
Overrides the dimension text.