QDIM command

The QDIM command is used to create a series of dimensions for selected objects quickly.

Command Access:

Ribbon : Annotation > Dimension > QDIM
Menu : Dimension > Quick Dimension
Command : QDIM

Command Prompts:

Associative dimension priority = End
Select geometry to dimension:
Specify dimension line position, or [Continuous/Staggered/Baseline/Ordinate/Radius/Diameter/datumPoint/Edit/seTtings]:

Function Description:

This is a very useful command to create a series of baselines or linear dimension or a series of circles or arc dimensions.

Relative Glossary:

Continuous:
Create a series of continuous dimensions.

autocad qdim command - continuos

Staggered : Create a series of staggered dimensions

autocad qdim command - staggered

Baseline : Create a series of baseline dimensions.

autocad qdim command - baseline

Ordinate : Create a series of ordinate dimensions.

autocad qdim command - ordinate

Radius : Create a series of radius dimensions.

autocad qdim command - radius

Diameter : Create a series of diameter dimensions.

autocad qdim command - diameter

Datum Point : Specify new datum point for base dimensions and ordinate dimensions.

autocad qdim command - datum point

Edit : Edit a series of dimensions and prompt to add or remove points in existing dimensions.
settings : Set up default objects snap for specified dimension lines origin.

QDIM command

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