BricsCAD Dimensioning Tools Overview

Quick answer: Dimensioning tools live on the Dimensions toolbar, the Dimensions menu, the Annotate/Dimensions ribbon panel, and the Draw tab of the No Selection Quad. Grouped below by category.

Creating Dimensions

Tool	Command	What it does
Linear Dimension	`DIMLINEAR`	Creates horizontal or vertical linear dimensions
Rotated	`DIMLINEAR`	Creates rotated linear dimensions (the same command as Linear Dimension, used for its rotated variant)
Aligned Dimension	`DIMALIGNED`	Creates linear dimensions aligned with the dimension points
Jog Line	`DIMJOGLINE`	Adds or removes a jog line on linear or aligned dimensions
Arc	`DIMARC`	Creates arc length dimensions
Radius	`DIMRADIUS`	Creates radial dimensions on circles and circular arcs
Diameter	`DIMDIAMETER`	Creates diametrical dimensions on circles and circular arcs
Jogged Dimension	`DIMJOGGED`	Creates a jogged dimension for arcs or circles
Angular	`DIMANGULAR`	Creates angular dimensions
Baseline	`DIMBASELINE`	Creates stacked linear dimensions
Continue	`DIMCONTINUE`	Creates a chain of linear dimensions starting from an existing one
Ordinate	`DIMORDINATE`	Creates ordinate dimensions

Managing Dimension Associativity

Tool	Command	What it does
Disassociate Dimensions	`DIMDISASSOCIATE`	Removes associativity from selected dimension entities
Reassociate Dimensions	`DIMREASSOCIATE`	Reassociates or associates dimensions to entities or points on entities

Editing Dimensions

Tool	Command	What it does
Make Oblique	`DIMEDIT` + O	Makes the extension lines of selected dimensions oblique
Edit Dimension Text	`DIMEDIT` + E	Defines the dimension text of selected dimensions
Rotate Dimension Text	`DIMEDIT` + R	Rotates the dimension text of selected dimensions
Reposition Dimension Text	`DIMTEDIT`	Repositions the dimension text
Restore Text Position	`DIMEDIT`	Undoes rotation or repositioning of selected dimensions’ text

Multileaders

Tool	Command	What it does
Multileader	`MLEADER`	Creates multileaders using a multileader style
Edit Multileader	`MLEADEREDIT`	Adds or removes leader lines from a multileader entity
Multileader add leaders	`AIMLEADEREDITADD`	Adds leader lines to a multileader
Multileader remove leaders	`AIMLEADEREDITREMOVE`	Removes leader lines from a multileader

Tolerance and Center Lines

Tool	Command	What it does
Tolerance	`TOLERANCE`	Defines the layout of geometric tolerances
Dimcenter	`DIMCENTER`	Draws center lines in circles and circular arcs

Dimension Styles

Tool	Command	What it does
Apply Dimension Style	`DIMSTYLE` + A	Applies the current dimension style to selected dimensions
Save Dimension Style	`DIMSTYLE` + S	Saves the current dimension settings as a new dimension style
Restore Dimension Style	`DIMSTYLE`	Sets the current dimension style
Dimension Variable Status	`DIMSTYLE` + ST	Displays the status of dimension variables in the Command line and Prompt History window

Leaders

Tool	Command	What it does
Leader	`DIMLEADER`	Creates a leader with or without text
Quick Leader	`QLEADER`	Draws leaders with properties set through a dialog box, reusable for a series of leaders

Frequently Asked Questions

What’s the difference between the Linear Dimension and Rotated tools? Nothing under the hood, both run DIMLINEAR. Rotated is simply that command used for its rotated variant.

What’s the difference between Leader (DIMLEADER) and Quick Leader (QLEADER)? QLEADER lets you set leader properties through a dialog and reuse them across a whole series of leaders, while DIMLEADER creates a single leader with or without text.

How do I undo a dimension text rotation or reposition without manually moving it back? Use Restore Text Position, which runs DIMEDIT to undo either change on selected dimensions.

Can I add or remove individual leader lines from a multileader without editing the whole entity? Yes, use AIMLEADEREDITADD or AIMLEADEREDITREMOVE specifically for that, rather than the more general MLEADEREDIT.