DimAngular

Dimensions angles.

Accessing the Command

command bar: dimangular

alias: dan, dimang

menu bar: Dimension | Angular

toolbar: Dimensions |

: dimangular

Prompts you in the command bar:

Press ENTER to specify angle/<Select line, arc, or circle>: (Press Enter to specify vertex and angles.)

Vertex of angle: (Choose the vertex point.)

First side of angle: (Choose the starting point of the angle.)

Other side of angle: (Choose the ending point of the angle.)

Angle/Text/<Location of dimension arc>: (Locate the dimension arc, or enter an option.)

Dimension text = \A1;142%%d

Press ENTER to specify angle/<Select line, arc, or circle>: (Choose a line, polyline segment, arc, or circle.)

Other line for angular dimension: (Choose the other entity.)

Angle/Text/<Location of dimension arc>: (Pick a point to locate the dimension arc.)

Dimension text = \A1;142%%d

Angular dimension between two lines

or a pair of polyline segments

Angular dimension of an arc

Angular dimension of two points on a circle

Command Options

Option	Description
Press ENTER to Specify Angle	Specifies the angular dimension by three points:
Vertex of Angle	First point is the vertex of the angle.
First Side of Angle	Second point is one leg of the angle.
Other Side of Angle	Third point is the second leg of the angle.
Location of Dimension Arc	Locates the position of the dimension arc.
Angle	Specifies the angle of the dimension text.
Text	Specifies the text, if different from the default text generated by BricsCAD.

Select Line, Arc, or Circle	Choose the entity to dimension -- line, polyline segment, arc, or circle: Line or polyline - you are prompted, "Other line for angular dimension." Circle - you are prompted, "Other side of angle." Arc - you are not prompted; BricsCAD goes immediately to 'Angle/Text/<Location of dimension arc>:' prompt.
Other Line for Angular Dimension	Choose a second line; the angular dimension is drawn between the two lines.
Other Side of Angle	Pick a second point on the circle; the angular dimension is drawn between the two points.

Procedures

To dimension an angle between two lines

To dimension an angle encompassed by an arc

To create an angular dimension defined by a vertex and two endpoints

Grips Editing

Angular dimensions can be edited directly through grips:

Select the angular dimension. Notice the grips.
Drag the grips to perform the following actions:

Drag the grip on the text to relocate it.
Drag the grip on the dimension arc to move it.
Drag either grip on extension lines to move and stretch the dimension.
Drag the grip at the vertex to move it.

Related Commands

DimLinear - places linear dimensions in drawings: horizontal, vertical, and rotated.

DimAligned - places aligned dimensions.

DimBaseline - places additional dimensions from a common baseline.

DimContinue - continues dimensions.

DimDiameter - places diameter dimensions.

DimRadius - places radius dimensions.

DimCenter - places center marks.

DimLeader and Leader- places leaders with text, blocks, entities, or tolerances.

DimOrdinate - places x and y ordinate dimensions.

Tolerance - places tolerance tags in drawings.

Dim - places and edits dimensions at the 'Dimensioning command:' prompt.

Dim1 - places and edits a single dimension at the 'Dimensioning command:' prompt.

DimEdit - changes the wording and angle of dimension text; changes the angle of extension lines.

DimTEdit - changes the position of dimension text.

DdEdit - edits dimension text.

Properties - edits the properties of dimensions through a palette.

DimStyle - creates and edits dimension styles through the Drawing Explorer.

-DimStyle - saves and applies dimensions styles at the command line.

Style - sets the text style used by dimensions.

DimOverride - overrides the values of the current dimension style.