See below for examples of dimensions created with different settings in the Dimensioning Rule Properties dialog box.

Overall dimensions

Edge shape

Secondary parts

Holes

Recesses

Distance to grid

Filter: Embeds

Filter: Surface treatment

Filter: Bolts

To get the location of every bolt in the bolt group dimensioned, set Dimension to to midpoint :

Filter: Reinforcing bars and strands

Use the midpointoption to dimension each bar in a group:

Start point and end point optionwill dimension the first and the last reinforcing bar in a group:

If you want to have separate dimension lines for reinforcing bars that are not of the same size, set the Combine on one line to By position number :

To make the rule creation easier, the midpoint setting of the Dimension to option works so that it will create dimensions to start point and end point of the reinforcing bars that are parallel to the view plane:

If you want to get different size of reinforcing bars on separate dimension lines, set Combine on one line to By position number :

See also

Dimensioning rule properties