DIMLINEAR command

Creates a linear dimension.

BricsCAD Lite; BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

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Alias: DIMHORIZONTAL, DIMLIN, DIMROTATED, DIMVERTICAL, DLI

Description

Creates a linear dimension that is horizontal, vertical, or rotated. The dimension is based on the current dimension style. Options allow you to specify the angle and contents of the dimension text.

Method

This command has 2 methods to begin creating a linear dimension:

  • Origin of first extension line
  • Select entity

Options within the command

Origin of first extension line
Allows you to begin creating a linear dimension by specifying a point for the first extension line.
Origin of second extension line
Specifies a point for the second extension line.
Angle
Specifies the angle of the dimension text. A value of 0 aligns the dimension text with the dimension line. Any other value rotates the dimension text relative to the x-axis of the current UCS.
Text
Allows you to enter text to override the default dimension text which includes the measured length of the dimension. You can use two angle brackets <> to display the measured length of the dimension in addition to other text.
Horizontal
Specifies the location of the dimension to place it in the drawing. This creates a horizontal dimension regardless of how the endpoints are aligned.
Vertical
Specifies the location of the dimension to place it in the drawing. This creates a vertical dimension regardless of how the endpoints are aligned.
Rotated
Specifies an angle of the dimension line.
Note: The dimension is rotated from its default (vertical or horizontal) location by the specified angle.
  1. Origin of first extension line
  2. Origin of second extension line
  3. Location of dimension line
  4. Rotated dimension
  5. Angle of dimension line

Specify the location of the dimension line. If the two extension points you specified are aligned vertically or horizontally, you are restricted to placing a vertical or horizontal dimension, respectively. If the two extension points you specified are not vertically or horizontally aligned, you can drag the cursor to place either a vertical or a horizontal dimension.

  1. Origin of first extension line
  2. Origin of second extension line
  3. Location of dimension line
  4. Horizontal dimension
  5. Vertical dimension
Select entity
Allows you to select an entity (line, polyline segment, arc, or circle) to dimension.

When selecting a line, the endpoints of the line are used for the extension origins.

When selecting an arc, the endpoints of the arc are used for the extension origins. When selecting a circle, the quadrants of the circle are used for the extension origins.

  1. Line entity
  2. Circle entity
  3. Arc entity