Ordinate dimensions

You can use the coordinate dimension commands to place ordinate dimensions, which measure the distance from a common origin to one or more keypoints or elements.

Note:

In QY CAD, "ordinate dimensions" are labeled and referred to as "coordinate dimensions."

Choosing a coordinate dimension command

There are several commands that place and modify coordinate dimensions.

Use this	To
Automatic Coordinate Dimension command	Place all linear coordinate dimensions at once. You can select a drawing view or drag a box to select 2D geometry. You can use this command to place coordinate dimensions between two drawing views.
Coordinate Dimension command	Place linear coordinate dimensions manually, one at a time. You can place coordinate dimensions in any order and on either side of the origin.
Angular Coordinate Dimension command	Place a dimension that measures the angle between a center point, axis, and measurement point.
Change Coordinate Origin command	Swap the current common origin (0) dimension in the dimension group with a different dimension in the dimension group.

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Automatic Coordinate Dimension command

Place all linear coordinate dimensions at once. You can select a drawing view or drag a box to select 2D geometry.

You can use this command to place coordinate dimensions between two drawing views.

Coordinate Dimension command

Place linear coordinate dimensions manually, one at a time.

You can place coordinate dimensions in any order and on either side of the origin.

Angular Coordinate Dimension command

Place a dimension that measures the angle between a center point, axis, and measurement point.

Change Coordinate Origin command

Swap the current common origin (0) dimension in the dimension group with a different dimension in the dimension group.

Manipulating coordinate dimensions

You can adjust the position of coordinate dimensions altogether based on their membership in an alignment set. You also can adjust the position of one or more individual dimensions by first removing them from an alignment set, or by splitting or dissolving an alignment set.

For more information, see Coordinate dimension alignment sets.

Deleting coordinate dimensions

You can delete all of the dimensions that reference the same origin by selecting the origin dimension and pressing Delete. You also can delete individual measurement dimensions by selecting them and pressing Delete.

Coordinate dimension formatting options

Coordinate dimensions have a unique set of formatting options. For example, you can:

Change the origin symbol.
Hide the origin label.
Specify the orientation of the text to the dimension line.
Show negative values to the left of the origin.

The options are available in the Coordinate section of the Lines and Coordinate tab (Dimension Style and Dimension Properties). You can specify these in the Dimension style, so that they are applied automatically. Otherwise, you can modify the properties of a selected dimension.

Chamfer Dimension command bar

Coordinate dimension handles