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Dimension Toolbar

Dimensions are applied with the Smart Dimension tool and other dimension tools on the Dimension/Relations toolbar. Dimension Favorites, leaders, arrows, tolerance, text, and so on are available in the Dimension PropertyManagers.

AutoCAD®			SolidWorks®			Comments
Tool	Tooltip	Command	Tool	Tooltip	Toolbar

	Linear Dimension	DIMLINEAR		Smart Dimension	Dimensions/Relations
	Aligned Dimension	DIMALIGNED		Smart Dimension	Dimensions/Relations
	Ordinate Dimension	DIMORDINATE		Ordinate Dimension	Dimension/Relations	Also tools for horizontal and vertical ordinate dimensions
	Radius Dimension	DIMRADIUS		Smart Dimension	Dimensions/Relations
	Diameter Dimension	DIMDIAMETER		Smart Dimension	Dimensions/Relations
	Angular Dimension	DIMANGULAR		Smart Dimension	Dimensions/Relations
	Quick Dimension	QDIM		Smart Dimension, Autodimension tab	Dimensions/Relations	Dimension a complete sketch or drawing
	Baseline Dimension	DIMBASELINE		Baseline Dimension	Dimensions/Relations	Also tools for horizontal and vertical baseline dimensions
	Continue Dimension	DIMCONTINUE		Smart Dimension	Dimensions/Relations
	Quick Leader	QLEADER		Smart Dimension	Dimensions/Relations	Button in Dimension Leaders PropertyManager
	Tolerance	TOLERANCE		Geometric Tolerance	Annotation
	Center Mark	DIMCENTER		Center Mark	Annotation
	Dimension Edit	DIMEDIT	-	-	-	Double-click dimension and edit in Modify dialog box
	Dimension Text Edit	DIMTEDIT	-	-	-	Select dimension and edit text in Dimension Value PropertyManager
	Dimension Update	DIMSTYLE APPLY	-	-	-	Define, edit, and apply Dimension Styles in Dimension Leaders PropertyManager for DIMSTYLE APPLY, Style Default, and DIMSTYLE
	Dim Style Control	Dimension Style Default	-	-	-
	Dimension Style	DIMSTYLE	-	-	-

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