In a drawing, you can align selected linear, radial, or angular dimensions with uniform spacing. Align Parallel/Concentric is used to "stack" and "space" dimensions. The selected dimensions must be of the same type.
To align and group parallel dimensions:
The dimensions are arranged with a uniform distance between the arrows. They also are grouped, and retain the parallel spacing when moved.
To specify the distance between dimensions:
To highlight dimensions that are aligned to one another:
Dimensions that are aligned are marked with blue dots.
To remove a dimension from a set of aligned dimensions:
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