The Constrained Linear mode creates a dimension line with a single measurement.
To create a constrained linear dimension line with a single measurement:
1. Click the Constrained Linear Dimension tool from the appropriate tool set/palette, and select Constrained Linear mode.
● All workspaces: Dims/Notes tool set
● Spotlight workspace: Basic tool palette
2. Click to set the measurement start point.
3. Click to set the end of the measurement.
4. Move the cursor away from the object to the desired offset location.
In a 2D view, the dimension line preview is constrained to be parallel to either the X or Y axis of the layer plane. In a 3D view, the first two clicks determine the X axis of the plane where the dimension will be placed; move the cursor to rotate the dimension plane as desired. The dimension plane can be horizontal or vertical to the layer plane, or aligned to adjacent faces of a 3D object being dimensioned.
5. Click to place the dimension line.
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