Resizing spacing between parallel dimension lines

Tool(s): Move Dimension Line

To resize the spacing between parallel dimension lines

1. Click Move Dimension Line (How).
   

   Activate Move Dimension Line in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Modify Dimension Lines

   • Toolbar: Basic Tools Dimension Lines flyout
   • Palette: Tools Modify area in the following module(s):

   Dimension Lines

2. On the context toolbar, click Resize dimension line spacing.
3. Select the dimension lines whose spacing you want to resize.
   

   • To select a single element, click it.
   • To select elements in a region, use the left mouse button to open a selection rectangle around the elements you want to select
   • To include all the elements in the current document, click All in the Input options or press CTRL+A. Please note that this option is not available for all tools.

   For more information on the options available for selecting elements in Allplan, see Selecting elements, overview.

   When selecting elements, you can use the Filter Assistant to apply a filter based on element types and/or properties. For more information, see Filter Assistant.

   Note: If you select dimension lines which are not parallel, the following message will appear in the dialog line: The dimension lines you have selected are not parallel – click critical dimension line. Click a dimension line. Now only the dimension lines that are parallel to the one you have clicked are selected.

4. Click a point which is to serve as the fixed point for the operation.
   The fixed point can be on the dimensioned element. In this case, the spacing between the dimension line and the element also changes.
5. Enter the resizing factor in one of the following ways:
   • Enter the factor in the dialog line and press Enter to confirm (factors < 1 reduce the elements while factors > 1 enlarge them).
   • Specify the factor using the mouse (from point, to point).