10.1.2.2. Wall dimensioning

The program places a dimension string parallel to the wall or group of walls selected by automatically snapping to the following special points:

• wall connection points and wall endpoints,

• wall endpoints and door and window endpoints,

• wall endpoints and door and window axes,

• wall endpoints only,

• Wall connection points and wall endpoints with wall layer thickness.

You can specify the sequence of the parallel dimensioning.

After activating the command the dialog box will appear.

• Specify the desired option in the dialog box.

• Press the Add button. The selected option is added to the bottom list.

Specify the next option.
The program places the dimension strings in a sequence outwards from within, according to the specified order of options.
In case you wish to delete any option, click on the bottom list and press the Delete button.

Openings dimensions.

In the appearing dialog window you can set, that which parts of the openings will be on the dimension line in case of Door/Window frame and wall endpoints.

&See the detailed description in chapter 9.3.1.5. Visualization group.

Dimensioning refer to middle of walls

The program will dimension the wall middles, if you switch on the option.

• OKCloses the dialog box.

Dimensioning wall by wall

The most often used way of dimensioning is done by dimensioning the building by its outer walls.

• Specify the outer side of the first wall for dimensioning.

• By moving the cursor you can display a rubber line indicating the position of the innermost dimension lines. Specify the position of the dimension line.

• Specify the next wall on the same front. The program displays the dimensioning in a distance from the wall similar to the previously specified one. This way the dimensioning on the same front.

EnterCloses the dimensioning on the same front.

• Continue dimensioning on the next front. Enter.

Enter Completes the command.

2In case the distances within the same front are different, after pressing Enter you can continue dimensioning by specifying the next distance.

Dimensioning the complete building

You can do the dimensioning of the complete building in one step. In case the program skips a wall segment from the process of dimensioning (see the example bellow), follow the above described method.

• Activate the SELECT keyword in the command line and mark the contour of the wall with a selection box.

EnterCompletes the command.

• By moving the cursor you can display a rectangle indicating the position of the innermost dimension lines. Specify the position of the dimension line, or
  if the front of the building is not parallel with either main axis (X, Y), select the ANGLE keyword. Now you can use either the LIKE keyword or the options of the Define angle menu to place the dimensioning parallel to the walls. Select the element on the drawing whose angle you refer to.

• Enter, EnterCompletes the command.

2To change the position of an already existing dimension string in one step, use the Shortcut menu – Edit group of dimensioning - Move dimension string command.
Use the Dimensioning properties – Format parameters – Parallel distance option to specify the distance between parallel dimension strings.