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    Posted: 21.Feb.2015 at 05:38
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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Points: 7175 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21.Feb.2015 at 12:20
Just override the dimension text.  You do know the option exists right?
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Points: 7 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21.Feb.2015 at 12:39
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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Points: 7175 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21.Feb.2015 at 14:56
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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Points: 207 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21.Feb.2015 at 23:55

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 <>.



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Thanks for both solutions! Good to know them.
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Points: 628 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23.Feb.2015 at 14:54
Originally posted by John Connor John Connor wrote:

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Enter dimension text <4.4150>: 4.4%%C
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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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Points: 7175 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23.Feb.2015 at 15:39
If this is going to be a common occurrence then do not follow my advice.
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Points: 628 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23.Feb.2015 at 20:37
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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Originally posted by Kent Cooper Kent Cooper wrote:

Originally posted by John Connor John Connor wrote:

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Enter dimension text <4.4150>: 4.4%%C
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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.


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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