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Module 1 — progeCAD Basics for Beginners · Video 1.10

Dimensioning Your Drawing

Dimensioning tools, dimension styles, and controlling measurement appearance in progeCAD.

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About this lesson

Dimensions turn a drawing into something that can be built. This lesson covers adding measurements and controlling how they look.

What you'll learn in Dimensioning Your Drawing

Adding linear, aligned, angular, radius and diameter dimensions
Creating and editing dimension styles
Controlling text, arrows, units and precision
Editing dimensions after they're placed

Key commands & tools

DIMLINEARDIMALIGNEDDIMANGULARDIMRADIUSDIMDIAMETERDIMSTYLE

Coming from AutoCAD? Dimension styles in AutoCAD DWG files are kept when you open them in progeCAD, so your company standards stay intact.

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Useful for: Structural · Civil engineering · AutoCAD LT alternative

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