Dimensions the radii of arcs and circles.
Accessing the Command
command bar: dimradius
alias: dimrad, dra
menu bar: Dimension | Radius
toolbar: Dimensions | 
: dimradius
Prompts you in the command bar:
Select arc or circle to dimension: (Choose an arc, polyline arc, or circle.)
Dimension text = xx.xx
Location of dimension line [Angle/Text]:: (Position the dimension, or enter an option.)
A circle with radius dimension placed outside
An arc with radius dimension placed inside
Command Options
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Option |
Description |
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Specifies the angle of the text. Prompts you: Angle of dimension text - specify the rotation angle of the text. |
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Specifies the text; useful for overriding the default measurement generated by BricsCAD. Prompts you: Dimension text - specifies the replacement text. |
Procedures
Creating center marks or center lines
To create a diametrical dimension
Grips Editing
Radial dimensions can be edited directly through grips:
Select the radius dimension. Notice the grips.
Drag the grips to perform the following actions:
Drag the grip on the circle to rotate the leader and text around the circle.
Drag the grip on the leader to relocate it and the associated text.
Drag the grip at the center of the circle to relocate the dimension anywhere in the drawing.
Related Commands
DimArc - Places arc length dimensions.
DimDiameter - places diameter dimensions.
DimCenter - places center marks.
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.
DimAngular - places angular dimensions.
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.
AiDimFlipArrow - flips individual arrows of a dimension.
AiDimPrec - changes the displayed precision of existing dimensions.
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.
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