BIMDIMENSION command
Dimensions the selected entities in the viewport semi-automatically.
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Note: This command is only available in Paper Space.
Method
Select single or multiple entities in the viewport by clicking one by one or with Box selection, apply filters available in the Dimension dialog box and pick the location for dimensions. Press the CTRL key to toggle dimensioning options depending on the selected entities type.
Note: Make sure that the Hot Key Assistant (HKA field in the Status bar) is ON.
Press Enter for a new selection set.
Note: You can also make a selection by using a python script to query specific objects (see the BIMPYTHON command).
This command opens the Dimension command panel.
- Select entities in viewport
- Shows the number of selected entities.
- Deselect All
- Deselects all entities.
- Dimension structural plies
- Allows you to choose whether or not to dimension structural plies.Note: Dimensions only plies that have the Function option set to Structure.
- Filter entities
- Toggles the display of the Filter selection section.
- Filter
- Allows to filter the selected entities by adding one or more parameter filters from the drop-down list. Filter rows can be added to filter by multiple parameter combinations. These rows are separated using the logical "OR" operation. The rows can be copied by clicking the copy symbol or deleted by clicking the delete symbol.
- Apply filter to current selection
- Applies the filter to the current selection.
- Direction
- Indicates the direction for the dimensions.
- Select direction
- Allows you to define a direction by pressing the arrow from the right side and specify an angle. The default direction is x, y axis.
- x-y align
- Dimensions will be aligned with x, y axis (horizontal or vertical).
- Place dimensions
- Specifies the place for dimensions.
Options within the command
- place Dimensions
- Pick a point to place the dimensions.
- Undo
- Undoes the last action.
- deselect All
- Removes the selection set.
- Select direction
- Selects the direction for the dimensions.
- x-y align
- Dimensions will be aligned with x, y axis (default direction).
- Angle
- Dimensions will be oriented with the specified angle.