Sketch tool

Dimension

Create or edit lengths, radii, diameters, positions, perpendicular distances, point distances, circle clearances, and angles.

Purpose

Create or edit lengths, radii, diameters, positions, perpendicular distances, point distances, circle clearances, and angles.

Where to find it

While editing a sketch, open Constraints and choose Dimension, or select an existing dimension badge.

Selection

Tap one entity for line length or circle size; select supported point, line, circle, or profile pairs for relational dimensions.
For pair dimensions, the first selection moves and the second remains the reference.

Steps

Select geometry until the intended dimension type appears.
Enter Distance or Angle, choose modes and direction, then tap Apply.

Options

Value

Sets a length or angle and accepts project variables, units, and expressions.

ƒ Accepts variables and expressions

Radius / Diameter

Chooses how a selected circle's size is displayed and controlled.

RadiusDiameter

Direction

For point distances, chooses Horizontal, Vertical, or Aligned measurement.

HorizontalVerticalAligned

Circle reference

For circle pairs, measures Center, Minimum edge gap, or Maximum outside span.

CenterMinimumMaximum

Driving / Reference

Driving changes geometry to satisfy the value; Reference reports the measurement without driving geometry.

Flip direction

Moves the first selected geometry to the opposite side of the reference.

Resize Anchor

For rectangle Width/Height and line Length, keeps Start, Center, or End side or point fixed while resizing.

Delete dimension

Removes the selected dimension constraint.

Result

Apply adds a driving relationship dimension only when its value can be satisfied; incompatible additions and edits to existing constraint dimensions are rejected without changing the sketch. Reference dimensions report measurements without driving geometry. A new placement dimension that conflicts with an existing driver is added as Reference instead of replacing the existing driver.

Editing

Tap a dimension badge to change value, mode, direction, resize anchor, driving state, or delete it.

Troubleshooting

The dimension conflicts or moves the wrong geometry.

Check selection order, use Flip or Resize Anchor, and remove competing dimensions, Fixed, or geometric constraints before retrying a rejected driving value. If MakerSolid reports that the new dimension was added as Reference, remove or change the existing driving dimension before trying again.

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