Example: Automatic Dimensioning

In this example, the exterior and interior walls of one side of a building are dimensioned.

1. Select Drafting | Dimensions | Dimension Dimensioning of Floor Plan.
2. Make the following selections in the Automatic dimensioning dialog box:

   • Dimension. Select Exterior walls and Interior walls, remove other selections.

   • Dimension names. Select the check box.

   • Type. Select Queue for both dimensions, remove the selection for Base point.

   • Wall line. Select Exterior for both dimensions.

   • Minimum dimensions. Use the default values.

3. Confirm the selections by clicking OK in the database view.
4. Select the walls to be dimensioned. In the picture below, two exterior walls and two interior walls have been selected.

   

5. Select Confirm.
6. Select the start point of the dimension.

   

7. Select Confirm.
8. Select the location of the dimensioning line.

   

9. The program will add two dimension lines.