Vertical dimensions in my drawing write both upwards and downwards

[r.moss]

I've working on a drawing -  just drawn this.  I cannot find any way of making both dimensions face the same way!  Any ideas?

[leowarren34]

Hi @r.moss,

Fusion isn't exactly the greatest for this,

I did find a similar post: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-support/why-is-it-that-sometimes-dimension-are-not-all-in-...

[laughingcreek · Accepted solution]

the dimension will want to align either parallel to a line drawn between the 2 pick points, or orthographic to the drawing orientation (edges of the paper).  you only have one chance to set this, if you get it wrong you have to delete the dim and do it again.  the points you selected are very nearly, but not quite vertical, and you've chosen, by accident, to dimension the absolute distance between them instead of the vertical distance.  the numbers facing the wrong way are actually help full here because it makes it obvious your not dimensioning the distance you intended.  

selecting a line for one of the pick points in stead of a point will force it to align the way you want.

this screen cast should make what I said above a little bit more clear-

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/7d16b3e7-668d-474c-9366-4f7ddce6a817

[r.moss]

Thanks, I should have spotted that one of the dimensions was leaning slightly and switched to a linear dimension.