Background

You may want to place a coordinate dimensioning manually at your detailed block.

Steps to Accomplish

Manual coordinate dimensioning with own detailstyle

1. The deailblock is created as usual without dimensioning:

2. The detailstyle for the dimensioning is set to "Coordinate dimension":

3. The Measuring dialogue needs to be set to "Alignment: According to line"; first select the requested line, then first and second point of measurement:

See Also

Product TechNotes and FAQs

External Links

Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase

Bentley LEARN Server

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