MicroStation CONNECT Edition Help

To Place an Ordinate Dimension

  1. Select the Ordinate Dimensioning tool.
  2. Enter a data point to define the ordinate origin.
  3. Enter a second data point to define the ordinate direction.
  4. Enter a third data point to define the length of the extension line. This places the “zero” dimension. If the Datum Value field is active, the Datum Value is placed as the dimension.
  5. Enter a data point to define the endpoint of the ordinate dimension. If Location is Automatic or Semi-Automatic, the text is aligned with the text in the “zero” dimension.
  6. If Location is set to Manual, enter a data point to define the length of the extension line and position the text.
  7. Reset to stop or go back to step 5 to dimension another ordinate from the same origin.


    Placing an Ordinate Dimension (Alignment set to View)

    Placing an Ordinate Dimension (Alignment set to True)