[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":117,"prefetchLinks":118},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article_auto-dimension-in-draftsight-2020-beta_draftsight":3,"_apollo:default":115,"_apollo:identified":116},{"posts":4},{"nodes":5,"__typename":114},[6],{"id":7,"slug":8,"title":9,"uri":10,"excerpt":11,"locale":12,"featuredImage":15,"tableOfContents":23,"content":24,"date":25,"authorJobTitle":26,"author":27,"masterings":37,"globalTags":51,"products":60,"disciplines":71,"seo":103,"__typename":113},"cG9zdDo1NjM0OA==","auto-dimension-in-draftsight-2020-beta","Auto Dimension in DraftSight 2020 Beta","\u002Fproducts\u002Fdraftsight\u002Fauto-dimension-in-draftsight-2020-beta","\u003Cp>I’ll be honest here, one of my least favourite things to do…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":13,"__typename":14},"en_US","Locale",{"node":16,"__typename":22},{"large":17,"__typename":18,"medium_large":17,"thumbnail":19,"srcSet":20,"sizes":21},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fautodimcover.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fautodimcover-150x150.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fautodimcover.jpg.webp 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fautodimcover-300x172.jpg.webp 300w","(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I’ll be honest here, one of my least favourite things to do on a drawing is adding in dimensions.  It’s time consuming and, lets face it, a tad boring!  If you’ve downloaded the DraftSight 2020 Beta, you might have noticed a new tool that aims to speed things up.  It’s called Auto Dimension and it does exactly what its name says.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, where can you find it?  Well it’s in the Annotate Menu along with all the other dimension tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"132\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fautodim1-650x132-1.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59043\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fautodim1-650x132-1.png.webp 650w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fautodim1-650x132-1-300x61.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, how do I use it you are probably wondering, well it’s quite easy actually.  The first thing to do is to setup a Dimension Bounding Box. To do this, just select the entities you want to dimension and then Right Click on your mouse and go to Dimension Bounding Box and then Create.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fautodim2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59044\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fautodim2.png 468w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fautodim2-248x300.png 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You’ll see your Bounding Box displayed around your selected objects.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fautodim3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59045\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fautodim3.png 493w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fautodim3-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next step is to click on Auto Dimension and select your entities. Then, scroll down, click on Preview.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fautodim4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59046\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fautodim4.png 433w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fautodim4-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are happy with the results, just click on Apply and then Close.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fautodim5-650x320-1.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59047\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fautodim5-650x320-1.png.webp 650w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fautodim5-650x320-1-300x148.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to, you can move or erase dimensions that might be clashing or are not needed. 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