Guide to Generating Drawings
Guide to Generating Drawings
Guide to Generating Drawings
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Used to dimension the diameter of a circle or a circular arc, with the dimension placed parallel to the circle or arc and with tangent extension lines extending to the circle or arc. This method of orienting a dimension is also available as an option of the Dimension Element tool for circle and circular arc elements.
The Alignment is set in the Dimension Styles dialog box (Placement category).
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Tool Setting | Effect |
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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. |
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Key-in: DIMENSION DIAMETER PARALLEL