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    How to align dimensions that are not aligned

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    Original Tip Date: Mar 22, 2005

    How to align dimensions that are not aligned
     
    With many thanks to Bentley's Rudi Wells for sharing this cool tip!

    To align separate dimensions, try this keyin:

    drop association; point ab; aligned;%d; point ab; choose previous; dimension reassociate; point ab

    You can shorten this to the following, but please excuse the first keyin :-) :

    drop ass; point ab; aligned;%d; point ab; choose prev; dimen rea; point ab

    Note: This keyin drops the association, then reassociates them after the align is done. For this keyin sequence to work correctly, first select the dimensions and set Align Eges to Bottom before entering the keyin.


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    • Nicholas Fuschino Created by Bentley Colleague Nicholas Fuschino
    • When: Wed, Jun 18 2008 1:34 PM
    • Jordan Stierly Last revision by Jordan Stierly
    • When: Thu, Jun 10 2010 10:02 AM
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