How do you show dimensions in CAD?

Why are my dimensions not showing up in Autocad?

Go to Ribbon > Dimension pull-down menu > Dimension Style Manager, or use the DIMSTYLE command. Select the style in use and click on Modify… . Go to the Text tab and adjust the Text height accordingly. Confirm with OK and Close.

How do I show dimensions in feet and inches in Autocad?

Solution

1. Type DIMSTYLE in the Command line, and press Enter. …
2. In the Modify Dimension Style dialog box, make the following changes: …
3. Close the Dimension Style Manager.
4. Your dimensions should now appear in accurate feet and inches.
5. Change Dimension Units to Decimal Feet When Working in an Architectural Inches Drawing.

How do you unhide dimensions in AutoCAD?

To Redisplay Hidden Dimensions on Inventor Link Drawing Views (AutoCAD Mechanical)

1. In the browser, right-click the view you want to redisplay the dimensions of. A menu is displayed.
2. Click Dimensions Unhide All. All hidden dimensions are displayed.

How do you display metric and imperial Dimensions in AutoCAD?

ANSWER

1. Using the Select Objects tool, select the dimension line you’d like to modify, then click the Open Object edit button.
2. On the Secondary Format panel of the Dimension Line Specification dialog that displays: …
3. You can now see that you have modified the dimension so that it displays both metric and imperial units.

How do you display mm and feet in AutoCAD?

If you need to show another unit on your dimension (like feet inch, while your main unit is mm) you can change it in dimension style settings. We can show another unit by using alternate units. To use it, open Dimension Style Manager. You can click the small arrow on the Annotate tab> Dimensions panel.

How do I show the length of a line in AutoCAD?

turn on F12 to show the length live.