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Hey,

I know I can do angled dimensions from a vertice but I'm unable to achieve it. Could somone please enlighten me..? The toggle switch just doesn't show up upon selection.

From memory, I'm supposed to select the line and the vertice but I can't seem to get it to work.

I believe it's either 2 edges or 3 points.

Dwight

Dwight wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 11:14 am I believe it's either 2 edges or 3 points.

Dwight

There was a new thing added which allowed to select a point and then a round blue thing would would appear split in quarters next to the mouse. That's the thing I'm refering to, I just can't find it

Yes, with the dimension tool active, select a line/edge and a collinear point/vertex. The popup should appear.
Officially known as Creating Angular Dimensions Using an Imaginary Line

JSculley wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 11:20 am Yes, with the dimension tool active, select a line/edge and a collinear point/vertex. The popup should appear.

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Officially known as Creating Angular Dimensions Using an Imaginary Line

Hrmm.. Doesn't seem to work in 2023 SP3..?

Just tried it on 2023 sp3. Works ok for me. Never knew this before. Nice feature.

As far as I know, it only works if the point AND the line are from the same entity. (i.e., the point is the end point of the line you already selected)

AlexLachance wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 11:33 am Hrmm.. Doesn't seem to work in 2023 SP3..?

Are you in a detail view in a drawing? There is a bug report against SW2023 SP3:

BR10000357494 -- Cannot dimension to imaginary lines in detail view

JSculley wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 12:26 pm Are you in a detail view in a drawing? There is a bug report against SW2023 SP3:

BR10000357494 -- Cannot dimension to imaginary lines in detail view

Ugh, it was appearing misplaced because of a trimmed view... I'm feeling stupid now

DanPihlaja wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 12:03 pm As far as I know, it only works if the point AND the line are from the same entity. (i.e., the point is the end point of the line you already selected)

The point must lie on a line or its extension (colinear)

Hmm... A alien doesn't know...
I'm starting to have doubts...

Krzysztof Szpakowski wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 1:48 pm The point must lie on a line or its extension (colinear)

Hmm... A alien doesn't know...
I'm starting to have doubts...

I don't understand what you are trying to say here....