Draft Module-Dimensioning Application

(a) How to Enter Into the Dimensioning Application From General Application:
To enter into Dimensioning Application, Click Draft-->Dimensioning or Click on 3rd button
(from right) of 2nd Row then we will Enter into the Dimensioning Application.

(b)How to Maintain Layer:

When we enter into the Dimensioning Application it will be automatically at the Dimensioning
Layer, and dimension will be created at this Layer.

(c) How to Create a New Dimension:

At dimension layer Click Create-->Linear Dimension we will see a window named “Create
linear Dimension”

At this window we can set Type (Chain, Tail, Truncate), Dimension Line Direction,
Terminators etc and Projection Line Text and Angle. Then Click OK we will see a window
Named “Linear/Angular Dimensions” at

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 This window we can create our desired dimensions at the left box of the window there are some
dimensioning option like (Item, owner, Before, After etc) For example if we select Item the
dimension will create origin to origin then click Create Button all the button will be inactive
the at the bottom of the screen is prompted to “Identify the Item to be dimensioned with the
cursor” then we have to select the desired Item, Again this action to do and select another Item
the dimension will be crated between this two Item. If we want to create dimension at the same
Item then we have to create with ‘Before, After’ we can also create Dimension Using “P Point,
3D Pos, 3D Cursor etc”

(d)Detail About Linear & Angular Dimensions:

About Linear Dimension is discussed above. Now about Angular Dimension. To create Angular
Dimension Click from Main Manu Create-->Angular Dimension we will see a window
Named “Create Angular Dimensions” at this window we can set ‘Type’ ‘Terminator’
‘Projection Line Text’ Then click OK the screen will be inactive and Prompted to ‘Identify the
Item that the Angular Dimension to be Attached to’ we have to select the desired Item that we
want to be dimensioned. After Click on the desired Item we will see the ‘Linear/Angular
Dimension’ window at this window the action is the same as Linear Dimension.

(e) Detail About Dimension Tool Bar:

This is the most important Tool bar for the dimensioning. We can dimension any kinds of
dimensioning easily by this Tool Bar. To find this Tool Bar click from Main Manu Create--
>Dimension Toolbar we will see a window Named “Dimensions” at this window we can
visualize the different dimension style then select the desired Style from drop down Manu of
the window. We will see “Linear/Angular Dimensions” the action is the same as the linear
dimension.

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 (f) Principle Attributes (Overshoot, Terminator, Dimension Line, Offset,
Projection Line, Projection Line Clearance, Dimension Direction etc.) of
Linear Dimension:
The principle Attributes are shown as below.

(g) How to Use Command Line to create new Dimension:

We can create dimension with command line. To do this open the command line and write the
command like this. NEW LDIM then press Enter. NEW LDIM - Create new linear dimension
FROM ID @ TO ID @ TO ID @ - Use
cursor to nominate (three) items to dimension

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 From/to
DPOI elements would be created by a sequence such as:
NEW LDIM
FR POS @ TO POS @
DPBA elements would be created by a sequence such as:
NEW LDIM
FR BEFORE ID @ TO AFTER ID @

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How to Use of Command Line to Modify PEN, DMText, PLText, Overshoot,
PLClearance, DTOffset, DTAngle, Projection Text Pen, Projection Text Angle,
DTCH, PTCH, Dimension Line Terminator:
We can modify easily the above parameters by using Command Line.
➢ To modify ‘PEN’ pen means colors of Dimension line or Projection Line. There is a lots of
pen number. To change the color write a command on the command line like DLPN 30 then
press Enter. The dimension line will change with the color 30. We can also change the
projection line color by a command like PLPN 30.
➢ To modify DMText (when we want to override the Dimension text then we use this
attribute) at first select the desired dimension that we want to override the text then write the
command DMTX ‘desired text’ then press Enter. It will change with given text.
➢ PL Text means Projection line text. To modify or to give the projection line text at first
select the desired projection line then write the command PLTX ‘desired text’ it will
change with the given text. If we want to use the default projection line text then we have to
write the command PLTX DEF. If we want to use no projection line text then we have to
write the command PLTX STAN it will shows no projection line text.
➢ We can increase or decrease the projection line after the Dimension line it is known as
overshot. To modify overshot at first select the projection line then write the command

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 OSHT 5 it will increase by 5 mm.
PL Clearance means Projection line clearance. To modify it at first select the desired projection
line then write the command PLCL 5 it will clear by 5 mm from the dimension point.
➢ DTOffset means dimension text offset. To modify it at first select the dimension then write
the command DTOF 0 5 it will move to 5 mm along the axis parallel to projection line.
Other command is available to do it like DTOF @ dimension text move to by cursor
position. DTOF DEF by this command it will move the default position.
➢ DTAngle means dimension line text angle. We can change the dimension text angle with
horizontal, vertical, parallel etc. To modify this at first select the dimension then the
commands are DTANGLE STANDARD, DTANG HORIZ, DTANG VERT, DTANG
EXTERNAL, DTANG PARALLEL, and DTANG DEF.

➢ We can change the projection line text pen. To modify it at first select the line text then write
the command like PLTXPN 30. It will change with the color 30.
➢ We can change the projection line text angle by the command PTANG STANDARD,
PTANG HORIZ, PTANG VERT, PTANG DEF.

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 ➢ DTCH means dimension text character height. To modify it at first select the dimension the
write the command like DTCH 2 it will change the character height by 2 mm.
➢ PTCH means projection line text height. To modify it at first select the projection line text
then write the command PTCH 2 it will change the projection line text character height by 2
mm.
➢ Dimension line Terminators is arrows or oblique or dots or no terminators. To modify it at
first select the dimension then write the command DTER ARROWS, DTER OBLIQUES,
DTER DOTS, DTER OFF. We can change the arrow size by the command like TSIZ 4 it
will change by 4 mm.

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➢ How to Create Radial Dimension: To create Radial dimension click Create--> Dimension
Tool bar from main Manu we will see a window named ‘Dimension’ then we have to select the
radial dimensioning style then the screen will be inactive and at the bottom of the screen is prompted
to’ Identify the Item to dimensioned’ then we have to select the desired Item. Then the radial
dimension will be created. We can also create the pitch circle dimension by this dimensioning Tool
bar.

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