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Adding diameter symbol to Inventor dimensions.

When adding diameter dimensions, Inventor automatically adds the diameter symbol in front of the dimension value - by the setting in the Style editor:

If you want to add the diameter mark also to a standard dimension, or in cases when the automatic diameter marks are switched off, double-click on the dimension object and in the Edit dimension dialog use the button Insert symbol (on the right):

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