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DIMANGULAR, DIMRADIUS, DIMDIAMETER, DIMARC, DIMJOGGED

Dimension angles (DIMANGULAR), radii (DIMRADIUS), diameters (DIMDIAMETER), arc lengths (DIMARC) and jogged radii (DIMJOGGED).

What it does

Command Alias Steps
DIMANGULAR DAN Click the angle vertex → a point on arm 1 → a point on arm 2 (the dimension is placed at once).
DIMRADIUS DRA Click a circle or arc → the position.
DIMDIAMETER DDI Click a circle or arc → the position.
DIMARC DAR Click an arc → the position (shows the arc length).
DIMJOGGED DJO, JOG Adds a jog symbol (zigzag) to the selected radius dimension (or to all of them). DIMJOGGED Remove removes it.

Where to find it

  • Ribbon: Draw › Annotation › Smart Dim ▾ › Angle between 2 lines
  • Command line: see the table above

Steps for DIMANGULAR

  1. Type DAN and press Enter.
  2. Click the angle vertex, then click on each arm.
  3. The dimension is placed as soon as you click the second arm. To move the text, drag it with the mouse.

DIMANGULAR between two lines
DIMANGULAR between two lines

Steps for DIMRADIUS / DIMDIAMETER / DIMARC

  1. Type the command and press Enter.
  2. Click the circumference or the arc.
  3. At Pick where to place the dimension., click the position.

DIMARC on an arc, DIMRADIUS and DIMDIAMETER on circles
DIMARC on an arc, DIMRADIUS and DIMDIAMETER on circles

Note: With Angle between 2 lines on the Ribbon, you click the two lines anywhere. You do not need to click the vertex.

Try it: V-block with a cross hole

A 100 x 60 V-block for holding round bar on the drill press: a 90° V, two R8 top corners and a Ø12 cross hole. One angle, one diameter and one radius say it all.

  1. On Annotate › Dim Defaults, set Dim H 5 and Arrow 3 so the numbers suit a part this size.
  2. Outline with L: 0,0 100,0 100,60 75,60 50,35 25,60 0,60 0,0, then Esc.
  3. F 8 Enter, then round the two top outer corners (click the top line and the side line at each corner).
  4. Cross hole: C 50,15 radius 6.
  5. DAN, click the bottom of the V (50,35), click a point on each face of the V: 90.00°.
  6. DDI, click the cross hole and place the label to the right: Ø12.00.
  7. DRA, click the top-right fillet and place it outside the block: R 8.00.

V-block with the 90° V, the R8 fillet and the Ø12 cross hole dimensioned
V-block with the 90° V, the R8 fillet and the Ø12 cross hole dimensioned

Challenge: Run DAR on the same fillet. It shows the arc length instead, 12.57 for a quarter circle of R8.

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