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Examples: Dimensions
created with view-level
dimensioning
See below for examples of dimensions created with different settings in
the Dimensioning Rule Properties dialog box.
Overall dimensions

Edge shape

Secondary parts
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Holes

Recesses

Distance to grid

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Filter: Embeds

Filter: Surface treatment

Filter: Bolts
To get the location of every bolt in the bolt group dimensioned, set

Dimension to to midpoint :

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Filter: Reinforcing bars and strands

Use the midpoint option to dimension each bar in a group:

Start point and end point option will dimension the first and the
last reinforcing bar in a group:

If you want to have separate dimension lines for reinforcing bars that
are not of the same size, set the Combine on one line to By position
number :

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To make the rule creation easier, the midpoint setting of the Dimension
to option works so that it will create dimensions to start point and end
point of the reinforcing bars that are parallel to the view plane:

If you want to get different size of reinforcing bars on separate

dimension lines, set Combine on one line to By position number :

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