Guide to Generating Drawings
Guide to Generating Drawings
Guide to Generating Drawings

Dimension Size Perpendicular to Line

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Used to dimension the linear distance perpendicularly from an element to another point. The dimension's y-axis is defined by the element identified.

Tool SettingEffect
Style

Displays the active dimension style. Drop-down list box allows you to select other available dimension styles.

Magnifying glass icon

Opens the Dimension Styles dialog box, which is used to control settings for dimensioning.

Association

  • If on, snapping a tentative point to the element being dimensioned causes an association point to be created.

  • If off, no associations are created.

To dimension a distance perpendicularly from an element (at a separately-identified point)
  1. Select the Dimension Size Perpendicular to Line tool.

  2. Enter a data point to identify the element from which a distance will be dimensioned.
    The orientation of the y-axis of the dimension is perpendicular to the line on which the element lies.

  3. Enter a second data point to define the origin (the base of the first extension line).
    This point can lie beyond the end of the element identified in step     2.

  4. Enter a data point to define the base of the second extension line.
    The dimension is placed with extension lines at each end.

Key-in: DIMENSION SIZE PERPENDICULAR LINE