topic Re: ArchiCAD 17 Dimensioning in Documentation

ArchiCAD 17 Dimensioning

Anonymous — Mon, 22 May 2023 21:57:38 GMT

How do I use the dimension tool
I've tried quite a few times and I cannot figure it out
This is where I get to;
See video at https://screencast.autodesk.com/Embed/9c2c802c-2e41-4564-aac0-e56c1719eb71

Re: ArchiCAD 17 Dimensioning

Link — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:32:39 GMT

You know we could hear you typing so you could have just asked the question out loud right?

First thing - you need to show your info box. Without that you're driving blind. Look in the Window> Palettes menu.

From that you can confirm that your dimension's construction type is set to Linear.

From there try to dimension to end points so that when you click you get a little round dimension point (like you did on the right). Once you have at least two points you can hit the OK button (in your control box which you should also turn on) or double click to finish the dimension string. Then you can hammer it down to place it.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: ArchiCAD 17 Dimensioning

JaredBanks — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 18:19:26 GMT

Also this blog post might help:

http://www.shoegnome.com/2012/10/25/tips-tricks-and-cheats-archicad-dimensions/