Auto Dimensioning not on menu?

[4hotshoes]

Graphisoft help says to 1. select walls to be dimensioned. Then 2. Go to "Document > Annotation > Automatic Dimensioning > Exterior Dimensioning” I am not seeing this option in the menu. Why not?

[Richard Morrison]

Automatic exterior dimensioning is a couple of lines down on the menu in your screenshot, as "Exterior Dimensioning..."

[4hotshoes]

Oh my goodness! I looked up and down for that and never saw that. Maybe it did not appear on the menu until after I selected walls? That is different than Help suggestion though. I wonder why?

[Barry Kelly]

4hotshoes wrote:
Maybe it did not appear on the menu until after I selected walls?

Yes, those menu items will be greyed out unless you have walls selected.

4hotshoes wrote:
That is different than Help suggestion though. I wonder why?

It could also be because you have a different Work Environment than the one used in any help file.
The command will still be greyed out but may be in a different location - take mine for example.
This is from 22 but I still have it as it was many versions ago.
I have my own custom Work Environment and just add any new commands to it so I do not have to 'change my ways' every version.


Barry.