Aligned Dimension

Aligned dimension is used for displaying and measuring length along any given linear entity. As the name suggests it can be aligned along any direction. Generally, these dimensions are used to show absolute lengths.

AlignedDimension

In hsCADCreator, an aligned dimension entity consists of the following data in addition to the Entity Common Data and the Dimension Common Data:

Property Name	Data Type	Description
Jog Symbol	Bool	Turn on/off the jog symbol: a double 40 degree switchback made on the dimension line.
Jog Symbol Height	Scientific Data	The height of the jog symbol.
Jog Symbol Location	3D Point (X, Y, Z coordinates)	Where the jog symbol is located, must be between the start and end points.
Start Point	3D Point (X, Y, Z coordinates)	Starting point for measuring length.
End Point	3D Point (X, Y, Z coordinates)	Ending point for measuring length.
Offset Point	3D Point (X, Y, Z coordinates)	Reference point where dimension body and measurement should be drawn.
Offset Length	Scientific Data	The distance of the dimension text offset away from and perpendicular to the start point to end point vector.

In hsCADCreator the above properties are shown in the Selection Property Tree when an aligned dimension entity is selected using the Selection Tool.

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To draw an aligned dimension see the Aligned Dimension Tool.