QDIM command

Quickly creates a series of dimensions from selected entities.

BricsCAD Lite; BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

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Method

The command is used for quickly generating a series of baseline or continued dimensions for each selected entity.

Select the geometry to dimension, then specify the dimension line position.

Options within the command

Continuous
Creates a succession of continuing dimensions where the lines are all positioned end-to-end on the same line.
Staggered
Creates a set of staggered dimensions where the linear dimension lines are spaced apart by a fixed distance.
Baseline
Creates a set of stacked dimensions starting from the same baseline.
Ordinate
Creates a set of ordinate dimensions with a single extension line with an X or Y value for each feature.
Radius
Creates radial dimensions and shows the radius value for the selected arcs and circles.
Diameter
Shows the diameter value of the selected circles or arcs.
datumPoint
Sets a new reference point for baseline and ordinate dimensions.
Edit
Adds/removes dimension points to/from the computed point set.
seTtings
Sets the entity snap priority.
EndPoint
Sets the entity snap priority to endpoint.
Intersection
Sets the entity snap priority to intersection.