11.6. Dimensions, tags, text and component colours

Written By Ilya Kornienko

Updated at August 8th, 2025

Learning outcomes

  • How to place horizontal and vertical dimensions on a drawing.
  • Horizontal and vertical dimensions commands.
  • Remove/add dimension points.
  • Change dimension point position.
  • Vertical dimension command.
  • Show and adjust grid lines on a view.
  • Tag dimensions.
  • Tag scaffold components on the drawing.
  • Add text on a drawing.
  • Change position of a text or a component tag on a drawing.
  • Change colours of scaffold components on a drawing.
  • Close and save drawing editing done.
 

Video

 

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction
0:15 Horizontal and vertical dimensions commands
0:58 Remove/add dimension points
1:21 Change dimension point position
3:23 Vertical dimension command
4:06 Show and adjust grid lines on a view
4:46 Tag dimensions
5:28 Tag scaffold components on the drawing.
6:32 Add text on a drawing
6:46 Change position of a text or a component tag on a drawing
7:19 Change colours of scaffold components on a drawing
7:50 Close and save the drawing editing done