Dimensioning procedures
Linking dimensions to measured objects
Because dimension objects arent attached to the objects they mea-
sure, dimensions do not change when you resize objects you have
measured. However, you can group a dimension object and the object
that it measures. When you do this and then you resize the object, the
dimension changes accordingly.
To group an object and a dimension object: Select the
dimension object and the measured object and choose
Object > Group.
Dimensioning tool
Prompts
Procedure
Horizontal, Oblique, and Vertical
Click 1st Point, Click
2nd Point
Click the start point for the measurement, then click
the end point and anchor the dimension object.
Baseline and Chain (Horizontal,
Oblique, and Vertical)
Click 1st Point, Click
Next Point
Click the start point and then click the end point for
the first measurement; anchor the first part of the
dimension object. Click the next measurement point
and anchor the next part of the dimension object.
Continue until finished, then press Enter (Mac) or Esc
(Windows).
Angle
Click 1st Line, Click
2nd Line
Click the start point for the angular measurement,
then click the end point.
Perpendicular
Click Line, Click
Point
Click the line to measure from, then click a point any-
where to take a perpendicular measurement from the
line to the point.
Object Side
Click Object Side
Click the side of the object to be measured.
Radius, Diameter, and Center
Click Arc/Ellipse
Click anywhere on the arc or ellipse and then anchor
the dimension object.
Area and Perimeter
Click Object
Click anywhere on the object to be measured and
then anchor the dimension object.