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Dimension Command Mode

The Dim command switches from normal command mode to a specific dimension command mode at the command window to execute dimensioning commands in a series. The command prompt changes from ":" to "Dim»".

To turn on dimension command mode:

  • Type Dim at the command prompt.

    When you turn on dimension command mode, you can use abbreviated command names. The table below shows the dimension mode command names and their equivalents in normal command mode.

To turn off dimension command mode:

  • Press Esc (or type Exit).

    When you exit dimension command mode, the Undo command reverses the effects of the entire dimensioning process back to the state when you entered dimension command mode.

To execute one dimension command and return to normal command mode:

  • Type Dim1 at the command prompt.

Command Names in Dimension Command Mode

Command Name in
Dimension Command Mode		 Equivalent Command Name
in Normal Command Mode
AL .. ALIGNED ParallelDimension
AN .. ANGULAR AngleDimension
B .. BASELINE BaselineDimension
CE .. CENTER CenterMark
CO .. CONTINUE ContinuedDimension
DIA .. DIAMETER DiameterDimension
E .. EXIT —
HOM .. HOMETEXT EditDimension Home
HOR .. HORIZONTAL LinearDimension Horizontal
LE .. LEADER Leader
J .. JOGGED JoggedDimension
N .. NEWTEXT EditDimension New
OB .. OBLIQUE EditDimension Oblique
OR .. ORDINATE OrdinateDimension
OV .. OVERRIDE OverrideDimensionStyle
RA .. RADIUS RadiusDimension
RED .. REDRAW Refreshes the drawing screen
RES .. RESTORE -DimensionStyle Restore
RO .. ROTATED LinearDimension Rotated
SA .. SAVE -DimensionStyle Save
TED .. TEDIT EditDimensionText
TR .. TROTATE EditDimension Rotate
U .. UNDO Undo
UP .. UPDATE -DimensionStyle Apply
VE .. VERTICAL LinearDimension Vertical

Access

Commands: Dim, Dim1

Commands: Dim

Related Topics

Creating and Modifying Dimensions



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