Do one of the following
Click the Diameter tool button (
) on Circles toolbar or the Circles flyout of the Dimensions toolbar.
Choose Diameter in the Dimensions menu.
Type dimdiameter in the command bar, then press Enter.
Diametrical and radial dimensions annotate the radii and diameters of circles and circular arcs.
The Dimcenter tool creates center marks in the center point of circles and circular arcs.
To create a diametrical dimension
Do one of the following
Click the Diameter tool button () on Circles toolbar or the Circles flyout of the Dimensions toolbar.
Choose Diameter in the Dimensions menu.
Type dimdiameter in the command bar, then press Enter.
The command bar reads: Select arc or circle
Select the arc or circle you want to annotate.
The diametrical dimension displays dynamically.
Position the dimension line.
Do one of the following
Click the Radius tool button (
) on Circles toolbar or the Circles flyout of the Dimensions toolbar.
Choose Radius in the Dimensions menu.
Type dimradius in the command bar, then press Enter.
The command bar reads: Select arc or circle
Select the arc or circle you want to annotate.
The radial dimension displays dynamically.
Position the dimension line.
Creating center marks or center lines
Do one of the following
Click the Center tool button (
) on Circles toolbar or the Circles flyout of the Dimensions toolbar.
Choose Center in the Dimensions menu.
Type dimcenters in the command bar, then press Enter.
The command bar reads: Select arc or circle
Select the arc or circle.
The center marks are created.
|
NOTE |
The Center mark
setting of the dimension style controls whether center marks or
center lines are created. See also the DIMCEN settings variable in the Settings dialog. |
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