Place coordinate dimensions between drawing views

You can place coordinate dimensions between two drawing views that share an orientation and rotation, such as a principal view and a detail view.

1. Choose Home tab→Dimension group→Automatic Coordinate Dimension .

2. On the Automatic Coordinate Dimension command bar:

   1. Click Select Drawing View , and then select the principal view.

   2. Verify and adjust the keypoint selection using the Keypoint Options dialog box.

   3. Click Accept.

3. Click an element or keypoint that you want to be the coordinate origin dimension.

4. Move the cursor until the dimensions are oriented the way you want them, and then click to place all of the dimensions at once.

   

   The Automatic Coordinate Dimension command remains active.

5. Select the detail view, adjust the keypoint selection, and then click Accept.

6. Click a coordinate dimension in the principal drawing view to identify the alignment set that you want to reference in the detail view.

   At this point:

   • All of the new dimensions appear in the detail view, in dynamic display mode.

   • You can make adjustments to the font size and round-off on the command bar.

7. Do one of the following:

   • To place the dimensions aligned between the two views, click.

     

   • If you want to move the detail view, you must remove the alignment between the dimensions in the two views:

     1. Hold the Alt key while you move the cursor to reposition the dimensions.

     2. Release the Alt key, and then click.

     

     Now you can move the detail view to another sheet, and the dimensions retain their values.

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