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Dimension

Use Dimension to add an associated element’s height, thickness or other information to a dimension-style label. Additional rows can display properties or fixed text alongside the measured values.

At a glance

  • Choose the dimension arrangement and the information to display.
  • Add element properties or fixed text, and control measurement rounding.
  • Set dimension lines, witness lines and the appearance of additional rows.
Width and height in one labelThe dimension displays the wall width, with its height on the second line.
Dimension mode and contentChoose the arrangement, then define the displayed values.

Mode selects the dimension arrangement. Use Flip to reverse it. The content rows let you combine the available element information with a selected property or fixed text.

To display a property value, the label needs to be associated with an element that provides that value. Prefixes add explanatory text before the value.

Rounding changes the measurement shown in the label. It does not move the dimension endpoints or alter the source element.

Mode and contentAssociated Wall mode combines Measured Dimension and Height with W: and H: prefixes.
Dimension lines and additional rowsSet the drawing appearance separately from the content.

Use Dimension Line to control the line and its ticks, and Witness Lines to set the extensions. Additional content rows can have their own graphic overrides and text backgrounds.

Dimension is a label with its own dimension graphics. It is not a native Archicad chained dimension, so its content and line controls are configured in the label’s settings.