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.

Just override the dimension text.  You do know the option exists right?

Nope, I'm a student of CAD so I didn't know it existed. How does one go about overriding the dimension text?

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]: TEnter dimension text <4.4150>: 4.4%%CResult:

John Connor2015-02-21 16:37:13

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 <>.







Robert_D2015-02-21 23:57:01

Thanks for both solutions! Good to know them.

[QUOTE=John Connor]....Enter dimension text <4.4150>: 4.4%%C....[/QUOTE]




 

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.

If this is going to be a common occurrence then do not follow my advice.

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.

[QUOTE=Kent Cooper][QUOTE=John Connor]....Enter dimension text <4.4150>: 4.4%%C....[/QUOTE]




 

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.[/QUOTE]Perfect! That's exactly the kind of functionality I was expecting to find, just didn't know how to implemet it, thanks!