Using the Angular dimension tool

As the name suggests, this dimension tool will help you add angle dimensions. In the following example, we will add an angular dimension on vertex G of our sample drawing:

  1. Select the Angular tool from the Dimension drop-down menu and then click on line HG and then on line GF and now you will see the angular dimension on your cursor.
  2. Move your cursor away from vertex G toward the left and you will see an angle value toward that side. If you move toward the right, you will see the angle value along that side of the lines.
  3. Click on the side of the vertex where you want to put the dimension. In my case, I added the angular dimension toward the left and it looked like the following screenshot:

Fig 6.64: Angular dimension added on vertex G 

As shown in the preceding example, you can use the Angular dimension tool to add angles to intersecting lines. The Angular dimension tool can be used for lines that are not actually intersecting but that, if extended, would intersect. The Angular dimension tool can't be used for parallel lines.

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