Having the dimension line at specified distance from the measured line,

[JamaL9722060]

Having the dimension line at specified distance from the measured line,

This is the second time I’m highlighting this isssue

In the attached screenshots, I wanted the dimension line to be at 0.4 meter from the measured line but sounds not to work.

As the AutoCAD prompts for the “specify dimension line location or” I typed “0.4” but the dimension line is located at 0.36 from the measured line.

What might be the issue here?

Thank you

Best

Jamal

[dmfrazier]

Using 2013, I get similar results.  After several trials, some dragging the dim above the object, some dragging the dim below, the results were consistently inconsistent.  I cannot tell what AutoCAD is doing, or how it decides where to actually locate the dim line.

[nestly2 · Accepted solution]

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dmfrazier wrote:

I cannot tell what AutoCAD is doing, or how it decides where to actually locate the dim line.

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 I think I can help with that one.   The distance you type is the distance from the 2nd pick point, through the cursor at the moment you press <enter>

To place the dimline at a specific distance, pause long enough to set a tracking point then pull away in the desired distance before entering the offset distance.

[pendean]

DIMFXL and DIMFXLON variables to set exact dimension line extension sizes perhaps?

[JamaL9722060]

Many thanks nestly for the help. It works fine and resolve my issue.

Thanks are extended to dmfrazier and Saadallah

Best

Jamal

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the solution!