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How to dimension arc length?

AutoCAD can dimension only arc angle, not length. You can use a short LISP utility - DIMARC, which works the same as angular dimension but displays length of the arc. DIMARC can be downloaded from

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For an associative dimension you can use the LiveLabel utility.

Since AutoCAD 2006 you can use the internal DIMARC dimensioning command.

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Tip 2219:	How to make an associative dimension of object's color, lineweight or Z-coordinate?
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