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The Manually Drawn Dimension Tools

Interior Dimensions Point Markers can be selected and edited.
See “Editing Markers” on page 519.
Draw Interior Dimension lines
parallel to walls in floor plan view to If the objects or point markers located by a
create interior dimensions. Point to Point Dimension line are
moved, the dimension updates to reflect the
The Interior Dimension tool locates change.
interior wall surfaces only. It does not
dimension between layer surfaces in the Objects and Point Markers located by a
same wall, and it does not locate walls unless Point to Point Dimension line can be
it actually intersects them. accurately relocated by specifying new
dimension values. See “Moving Objects
Interior Dimensions locate either wall Using Dimensions” on page 479.
surfaces or the Main Layer, depending on the
settings in the LOCATE OBJECTS panel of the Baseline Dimensions
Dimension Defaults dialog. See “Locate
Objects Panel” on page 452. The Baseline Dimension tool creates
a series of dimension lines that all
Point to Point Dimensions share the same origin instead of continuing
from each previous location. Baseline
The Point to Point Dimension tool Dimensions are independent and can be
places Point Markers at the start and edited separately. This tool is not available in
end points of a dimension line as it is drawn layout files.
and dimensions between them. See
“Markers” on page 517. In floor plan view, a cross section/elevation
view or a CAD Detail, select CAD>
Point to Point Dimensions can be drawn in
either of two ways: Dimensions> Baseline Dimension , c l i c k
near an object and drag a dimension line near
• W h e n t h e Default edit behavior is or through the objects requiring dimensions.
active, a Point to Point Dimension places
Point Markers at its start and end points,
which it locates. Any objects along the
dimension line’s length are ignored. See
“Point Markers” on page 294.

• W h e n t h e Alternate edit behavior is
active, a Point to Point Dimension locates
objects along its length as well as objects
or Point Markers at its start and end. See
“Defaults, Preferences, and Edit Behav-
iors” on page 208.

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