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AIM: - To dimension the drawing and to add text.

Description:
DIMLINEAR: DIMLINEAR creates linear
dimensions From Dimension menu, select
Linear
At the command prompt, enter DIMLINEAR or DLI Command:
DIMLINEAR
First extension line origin or RETURN to select: Specify a point or press
Enter for automatic extension lines.

P
1

P2

Point specification
If you specify a point (P1) for the first extension line, AutoCAD prompts
for the second extension line origin
Second extension line origin: specify a point (P2 Object selection-
Automatic extension lines
If you press enter to select an object, AutoCAD automatically
determines the origin points of the first and second extension lines.
If you select a circle, the endpoints of its diameter are used as the
origin points. When the point used to select the circle is close to the
north or south quadrant point, AutoCAD draws a horizontal dimension.
When the point used to select the circle is close to the east or west
quadrant point, AutoCAD draws a vertical dimension.

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Dimension line location (Text/Angle/Horizontal/Vertical/Rotated): Specify a

point (P2) or enter an option.
Text: Allows you to customize the text.
Angle: Changes the angle of the dimension text.
Enter text angle: specify an angle
After you specify the angle, AutoCAD prompts Dimension line
location (Text/Angle/Horizontal/Vertical/Rotated)
Horizontal: Creates horizontal linear dimensions
Dimension line location (Text/ Angle): Specify a point or enter an
option
Vertical: Creates vertical dimensions
Dimension line location (Text/ Angle): Specify a point or enter an
option
Rotate: Creates rotated linear dimensions
Dimension line angle<current>: specify an angle or press enter

DIMALIGNED
DIMALIGNED creates an aligned linear dimension from dimension
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menu, select Aligned.

At the command prompt, enter DIMALIGNED or DAL Command:
DIMALIGNED
First extension line origin or RETURN to select: Specify a point for
manual extension lines, or press enter for automatic extension lines.
Object selection for Automatic extension lines automatically
determines the origin points of the first and second extension lines.
Select object to dimension: Select an object

DIMRADIUS
DIMRADIUS Creates radial dimensions for circles and arcs From
Dimension menu, select Radius
At the command prompt, enter DIMRADIUS or DRA Command:
DIMRADIUS
Select arc or circle: select an arc or a circle
AutoCAD measures the radius and displays the text with the letter
R in the front of it Dimension line location (Text/ Angle): specify a
point or enter an option
Text
Dimension text < measured value>: Enter text or press
Angle
Enter text angle: specify an angle

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DIMDIAMETER
DIMDIAMETER creates diameter dimensions for circles and arcs From
Dimension menu, select Diameter
At the command: prompt, enter DIMDIAMETER or DDI Command:
DIMDIAMETER
Select arc or circle: select an arc or circle
AutoCAD measures the diameter and displays the text with symbol in
front of it. The next prompt is Dimension line location (Text/ Angle):
specify a point or enter an option
Text
Dimension text < measured value>: Enter text or press return
Dimension line location:
Angle
Changes the angle of the dimension text
Enter text angle: specify an angle
After you specify the angle, AutoCAD redisplays Dimension line
location (Text/ Angle):

Different methods of diameter dimensioning

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DIMANGULAR
DIMANGULAR creates angular dimensions. From dimension menu,
select Angular
At the command prompt, enter DIMANGULAR or DAN Command:
DIMANGULAR
Select arc, circle, line or RETURN
Select the appropriate object or press enter to specify three points
Three point specification
Angle vertex: Specify a point (P1)
First angle end point: specify a point (P2)
Second angle end point: specify a point (P3)

P3

P
2
P1

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