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vegtribe ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 21.Feb.2015 Location: Australia Using: AutoCAD 2013 Status: Offline Points: 7 |
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I want to show the diameter of the end of a cylinder looked at from the side so it's drawn as a Line but the Diameter tool only measures arcs or circles while Linear Dimension doesn't insert the diameter symbol.
Any ways to work this? Thanks.
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John Connor ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2018 Status: Offline Points: 7175 |
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Just override the dimension text. You do know the option exists right?
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vegtribe ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 21.Feb.2015 Location: Australia Using: AutoCAD 2013 Status: Offline Points: 7 |
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Nope, I'm a student of CAD so I didn't know it existed. How does one go about overriding the dimension text?
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John Connor ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2018 Status: Offline Points: 7175 |
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Look at the command line (see below). There is a Text option during the dimensioning procedure. Your Help file should have an explanation of how it works as well.
Specify dimension line location or [Mtext/Text/Angle/Horizontal/Vertical/Rotated]: T Enter dimension text <4.4150>: 4.4%%C Result: Edited by John Connor - 21.Feb.2015 at 16:37 |
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Robert_D ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 21.Oct.2013 Location: United States Using: BricsCAD v25, AutoCAD2006 Status: Offline Points: 208 |
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Another alternative (there are always numerous alternatives in ACad) is to dbl click on the dim text. In text editor select ‘symbol’ you can change the text, add diameter symbol, plus/minus symbol, degrees, etc. Note: to default back to base dimension, enter <>. Edited by Robert_D - 21.Feb.2015 at 23:57 |
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vegtribe ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 21.Feb.2015 Location: Australia Using: AutoCAD 2013 Status: Offline Points: 7 |
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Thanks for both solutions! Good to know them.
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Kent Cooper ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 12.Mar.2013 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD2020, 2023 Status: Offline Points: 686 |
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Better than that, don't give it the [in this case] 4.4 part, but use the measured-value place-holder <> mentioned by Robert_D together with the diameter [or other] symbol for the override text content:
<>%%C
That will mean that if you Stretch the drawn elements and Dimension, the numerical part will update correctly [which it won't do if you type in the 4.4], and the diameter symbol will still be there. |
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John Connor ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2018 Status: Offline Points: 7175 |
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If this is going to be a common occurrence then do not follow my advice.
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Kent Cooper ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 12.Mar.2013 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD2020, 2023 Status: Offline Points: 686 |
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And of course, you can always define for yourself a for-the-purpose Dimension Style that includes the diameter symbol, whether as a suffix or a prefix -- see this discussion.
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vegtribe ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 21.Feb.2015 Location: Australia Using: AutoCAD 2013 Status: Offline Points: 7 |
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Perfect! That's exactly the kind of functionality I was expecting to find, just didn't know how to implemet it, thanks! |
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