M. To display beam lengths

To display the lengths of each analytical member, use the following procedure.

To dimension only the members in a selection, select those members before starting this procedure.

On the Utilties ribbon tab, select the Beam Tools > Dimension Beams tool in the Geometry Tools group.

The Display/Remove Dimensions dialog opens.

Select the option for which beams to be dimensioned:

To…	Select…
dimension all the beams in the current view window	Dimension to View
dimension only the beams you selected before step 1	Dimension to Selected Beams
dimension a comma separated list or range of beams	Dimension to List

Click Display.
(Optional) To remove the dimensions, select the Remove option and then click Remove.
Click Close.

Any new members will not be dimensioned. You must repeat this procedure to display their dimensions.