Tools used for measuring different parts of your drawing are located on the Annotate ribbon in the Dimensions group of commands.

In this tutorial we will discuss how to use the following...

• Angular Dimensions - used to measure the angles on many different items, such as walls, cabinet etc.
• Radial Dimensions - used on circle cutouts, benchtops etc.

Angular Dimensions

The Angular Dimension tool allows you to dimension angles quickly. Simply select the line of wall (or item such as a cabinet) with either one or two clicks, depending on where you click. You will see a rubberband movement of the arc dimension line until you click to place the dimension.

To get angular dimension click on the Angular Dimension  command icon on the Annotate ribbon, then...

Between Walls with Common Vertex

• Click on the Angular Dimension  command icon on the Annotate ribbon.
• Hover over the area of selection and the nearest pair of adjacent walls are auto selected when you are outside snap distance.
  • Selected walls (or cabinet edges) will be presented with a dark grey line as shown below.
  • Alternatively, you can click to select first line for angle and then click to select second line, as discussed next.
• Then left click on plan, drag presented arc to desired position and left click again to complete placement.

The angle here is useful as we want to place another Floor Corner Filler and need to ensure that the Internal Angle is correct for placement. The angular dimension on the placed cabinet in relation to the wall has also been added i.e. 90deg.

To delete the Angular Dimension, simply select it and hit the keyboard delete key.

Walls without Common Vertex

• To select walls that are not adjacent, as in this example, you use two clicks.

  • Move the mouse closer to be inside the snap distance and;
  • Click to select first line for angle and then click to select second line;
  • Drag presented arc to desired position and left click again to complete placement.
    

    

This could be handy if this is a small chamfer and you are trying to get the real dimension between walls. You can then build a corner cabinet with the correct angle and chop off the back, allowing you to simply push the cabinet snugly into place.

Radial Dimensions

The Radial Dimension tool allows you to dimension either the radius or diameter of placed circles, cutouts, benchtops etc.

The text and lines displayed are set using the Format option before or after placement - see discussion on Radial Dimension Tool.

Step 1

To get a radial dimension click the Radial Dimension command icon on the Annotate tab.

• Hover over the item and it will highlight the section that can be dimensioned.
  

Step 2

Click on section and then pin it with a second mouse click, shown below left.

• You can click again if you want to extend the leader line, shown below right.
  

Step 3

To end, simply click the dimension command icon again or another command.