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.

Methods to create a linear dimension

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

  • Origin of first extension line
  • Select entity
Origin of first extension line 
Begin creating a linear dimension by specifying a point for the first extension line then:
Origin of second extension line
Specify a point for the second extension line.
Location 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.
Additional options: [Angle/Text/Horizontal/Vertical/Rotated]
  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
Begin creating a linear dimension by pressing Enter then:
Select entity to dimension 
Select a 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.
Additional option: [selection options (?)]
Location of dimension line
Specify the location of the dimension line. If the endpoints of the entity you selected are aligned vertically or horizontally, you are restricted to placing a vertical or horizontal dimension, respectively. If the endpoints of the entity you selected are not aligned vertically or horizontally, you can drag the cursor to place either a vertical or a horizontal dimension.
Additional options: [Angle/Text/Horizontal/Vertical/Rotated]
  1. Line entity
  2. Circle entity
  3. Arc entity

Options within the DIMLINEAR command

After you begin creating a linear dimension, the following options may be available:

Horizontal
Specify the location of the dimension to place it in the drawing. This creates a horizontal dimension regardless of how the endpoints are aligned.
Vertical
Specify the location of the dimension to place it in the drawing. This creates a vertical dimension regardless of how the endpoints are aligned.
Rotated
Specify an angle for the dimension then:
Location of dimension line
Specify the location of the dimension line. 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
Angle
Specify 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
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.