Creating Curvilinear Length Dimensions

You can create dimensions for the curvilinear length of a curve, that is to measure the overall length of a curve.

Before you begin: Create a curve, an arc for example.
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About Creating Curvilinear Length Dimensions
  1. From the Annotation section of the action bar, click Dimension .
  2. Select a curve.
    A preview of the dimension is displayed. By default, this preview shows an overall curve dimension.

  3. Right-click and select Curvilinear Length instead of Overall.
  4. Right-click again, and select a representation mode for the dimension line:

    • Offset displays the dimension line as an offset of the measured curve.

    • Parallel displays the dimension line as a translation of the measured curve.

    • Linear displays the dimension line as linear.

    For this scenario, select Parallel.
  5. Position the dimension line and click in the drawing to validate the dimension creation.
    The semi-arc symbol displayed over the dimension value symbolizes a curvilinear length dimension. You can now handle the dimension just like any other dimension.

  6. Click Dimension again.
  7. Select another curve.
    This time, the preview of the dimension shows a curvilinear length dimension (your previous selection is memorized).
  8. Right-click and select Offset as the representation mode for the dimension line.
  9. Click in the drawing to validate the dimension creation.


  10. Repeat steps 7 through 9, this time selecting Linear as the representation mode for the dimension line.
  11. Right-click again, and select Dimension Representation > Force Horizontal Dimension in View to specify the dimension line orientation.
  12. Click in the drawing to validate the dimension creation.