Operation Manual

Context menu
1) Draw a dimension line. See “Dimensioning objects” on page 219 for more information.
2) Right-click on the dimension line and select Dimensions from the context menu to open
the Dimensioning dialog (Figure 247).
Figure 247: Context menu Dimensioning dialog
3) Make the changes you want to use for dimensioning using the various options on this
dialog.
4) Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog.
Dimensioning dialog
With reference to Figure 246 and Figure 247, the dimensioning options are as follows.
• Line – sets the distance properties of the dimension line and the guides with respect to
each other and to the baseline.
– Line distance – specifies the distance between the dimension line and the baseline
(line distance = 0).
– Guide overhang – specifies the length of the left and right guides starting at the
baseline (line distance = 0). Positive values extend the guides above the baseline and
negative values extend the guides below the baseline.
– Guide distance – specifies the length of the right and left guides starting at the
dimension line. Positive values extend the guides above the dimension line and
negative values extend the guides below the dimension line.
– Left guide – specifies the length of the left guide starting at the dimension line.
Positive values extend the guide below the dimension line and negative values extend
the guide above the dimension line.
– Right guide – specifies the length of the right guide starting at the dimension line.
Positive values extend the guide below the dimension line and negative values extend
the guide above the dimension line.
– Measure below object – reverses the properties set in the Line options.
– Decimal places – specifies the number of decimal places used for the display of line
properties.
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