What happened to reference dimensions??

[S7RM7RPR]

I'm using AutoCAD 2018 and I feel like an idiot but I cannot for the life of me figure out what happened to reference dimensions. The only AutoDesk mention of it is in "power dimensions" which I also can't find and this has me very confused.

Question 1: what the heck happened to reference dimensions??

Question 2: if it's not in AutoCAD anymore, what am I supposed to use instead of reference dimensions?? I thought they were a common thing.

[jeff.lentz]

Inventor has them as a dimension type. I don't recall them in AutoCAD, but you can always click into the dimension and put () around it, if that's what you're referring to. You may be able to set up a dimension style that does this for you, but I'm not a styles expert (by choice).

[S7RM7RPR]

Yea I thought of that too, the only trick is if you're using dual units (as I am in this case) you can't bracket the whole dimension like in Inventor. I regularly use it in Inventor too so that's why I'm so confused about why I can't find it

[imadHabash · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I'm afraid that you're talking about AutoCAD mechanical feature !!

[S7RM7RPR]

*insert temper tantrum here*

[RobDraw]

There's no crying in CAD.

[GrantsPirate]

In dimstyle set the prefix for the primary units with a ( , then in the alternate units set the suffix ) .