DIMBASELINE command

Creates stacked dimensions from the same baseline.

BricsCAD Lite; BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

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Alias: DBA, DIMBASE

Description

Creates stacked linear, angular or ordinate dimensions from the same baseline as an existing dimension. The dimensions are based on the current dimension style and the dimension spacing is specified by the DIMDLI variable.

Method

This command has 2 methods to begin creating baseline dimensions:

  • Origin of next extension line
  • Select starting dimension

Options within the command

Origin of next extension line
Creates baseline dimensions from the last linear, angular, or ordinate dimension by specifying a point for the next extension line.

For linear and angular dimensions, the first extension line of each baseline dimension coincides with the first extension line of the previous dimension.

Note: Continue placing dimensions until you press Enter to end the command.
  1. Existing dimension
  2. Origin of next extension line
Select starting dimension
Allows you to select an existing linear, angular, or ordinate dimension.
Undo
Undoes the last dimension and continue drawing from the previous dimension.