Unconstrained Baseline mode creates a series of connected dimension lines, with each line segment measuring the distance from the initial starting point (the base point).
To create a series of unconstrained baseline dimension lines:
Click the Unconstrained Linear Dimension tool from the appropriate tool set/palette, and click Unconstrained Baseline mode.
● All workspaces: Dims/Notes tool set
● Spotlight and Landmark workspaces: Basic tool palette
From the Tool bar, select a Dim Std (dimension standard).
Click to set the measurement start point.
Click to end the measurement of the first segment.
Move the cursor away from the object to the desired offset location.
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. The dimension plane can be horizontal or vertical to the layer plane, or aligned to adjacent faces of a 3D object being dimensioned.
Click to place the dimension line.
Move the cursor to the end of the next segment and click to set its endpoint.
Continue setting segments.
Double-click to end the baseline.
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