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CAD CAM / July 27, 2021

Shortcut Keys for Dimensioning in Auto-CAD

To Perform Command Shortcut Displays the calculator QUICKCALC CTRL+8 Opens dimension style manager dialogue box DIMSTYLE D Aligned linear dimension line DIMALIGNED DAL Angular dimension line DIMANGULAR DAN Arc length dimension DIMARC DAR Ordinate dimension from baseline of previous dimension DIMBASELINE DBA Ordinate dimension from 2nd extension line of previous dimension DIMCONTINUE DCO Diameter dimension […]

To PerformCommandShortcut
Displays the calculatorQUICKCALCCTRL+8
Opens dimension style manager dialogue boxDIMSTYLED
Aligned linear dimension lineDIMALIGNEDDAL
Angular dimension lineDIMANGULARDAN
Arc length dimensionDIMARCDAR
Ordinate dimension from baseline of previous dimensionDIMBASELINEDBA
Ordinate dimension from 2nd extension line of previous dimensionDIMCONTINUEDCO
Diameter dimension for circles and arcsDIMDIAMETERDDI
Edit dimension text on dimension objectsDIMEDITDED
Check a distanceDISTDI
Creates centre markDIMCENTERDIMCENTER
Linear dimensionDIMLINEARDLI
Ordinate point dimensionDIMORDINATEDOR
Override dimension styleDIMOVERRIDEDOV
Radial dimension for circles and arcsDIMRADIUSDRA
Display the co-ordinate values of a pointIDID
Opens drawing units dialogue boxUNITSUN