Dimension Section

Task area Engineering Structures

You can use this tool to create elevation dimensions for a section you created with Section Along Curve.

To dimension a section along a curve

1. Click Dimension Section (How).
   

   Activate Dimension Section in one of the following ways

   • Actionbar:Role Engineering Task Engineering Structures Task area Engineering Structures

   • Menu bar: Create Bonus Tools Bridge and Civil Engineering

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   Bridge and Civil Engineering

2. Select the section by clicking its view border.

   Allplan takes the reference point for elevation dimensioning from the section.

3. Specify the dimension line parameters.
   The context toolbar provides several options.
   

   • Click Properties to set the parameters in a dialog box.
   • Click Match properties to copy the settings from an existing element.
   • Click Load favorite to select saved parameter combinations.
4. If you want, you can change the Arrowhead. Then click the first point you want to dimension.

   If the Symbol at reference point option is not active, the first point defines the position for all the other elevation points. You can move the elevation dimensions later using the Move Dimension Line tool in the Dimension task area.

5. If you want, you can change the Arrowhead for the next point. Then click more points you want to dimension.
6. Press ESC to quit the tool.
   

Notes:

• While creating elevation dimensions, you can change the global dimension line parameters at any time. The context toolbar provides several options.
• Double-click a dimension line with the left mouse button to open the Dimension Line dialog box, where you can modify the parameters. In this case, the dialog box also includes the Section/Point tab.
• To modify the elevation dimensions of the section, you can use various tools in the Dimension task area. You can select these tools on the shortcut menu of the dimension line. For example, you can use Add Dimension Line Point or Del Dimension Line Point.