DIMORDINATE command

The DIMORDINATE command is used to create ordinate dimensions.

Command Access:

Ribbon : Annotation > Dimension > Dimension > Ordinate
Menu : Dimension > Ordinate
Command : DIMORDINATE

Command Prompts:

Specify feature location:
Specify leader endpoint or [Xdatum/Ydatum/Mtext/Text/Angle]:

Function Description:

The ordinate dimension measures the horizontal or vertical distance from base point to specified point.

Relative Glossary:

Leader endpoint:
When selected feature location and leader point, the difference in X datum and Y datum determine the displaying dimension. If the difference of X coordinate is greater than Y coordinate, the dimension displays Y coordinate of specified point; otherwise displays X coordinate.
X datum:
Measuring X coordinate of specify point and specify the direction of leader line and dimension text. Users could specify the leader endpoint under the prompt.

Mtext:
Edit dimension text by In-place text editor. Users could input special characters and symbols by control code or Unicode character string.
If the unit conversion is off, users could input square bracket ([]) to display them.
The current dimension style determines the appearance of generated measured value.
Text:
Customize dimension text under command prompt.
The generated measured value will be displayed in angle bracket (<>). If the unit conversion is off, users could input square bracket ([]) to display them.
User could reset the dimension style in "Text" option of New, Modify, and Override in Dimension Style Manager Dialog box.
Angle:
Modify angle of text.