Radian angular dimensions in drawings

You want to apply the angular dimensions in radian in your drawings.

You can set this in the model sketch, but not in the drawing dimension style.

Retrieving the dimensions from the model sketch in the drawing doesn’t help either.

The dimensions will be applied according to the active drawing style format.

By the way, if you want add the Radian values to the existing dimensions as alternate unit, you can do the following.

• Download and unzip this VBA Macro to your local drive.
• Menu Tools > Options > VBA editor.
• Expand the ApplicationProject so that you see the Modules.
• Insert a new module.
• Copy and paste the macro text in the module.
• Return to Inventor.
• Go to Tools > Options > Customize > Ribbon tab.
• Locate the macros by name in the left pane.

• If you want the macros to show up in the Drawing Annotate ribbon, select Drawing | Annotate above the right pane.
• Hit the >> button and set the Text checkbox.

Once you have completed the procedure above, you can open a drawing where you have already applied the angular dimensions according to the active style or apply them.

Then, in the Annotate ribbon, click on the command AddRadiansdToAngularDimensions and get the Radian values as alternate unit.

If you want to remove the Radian values, click on the command ResetAngularDimensions.

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Comments

[Dariusz]

interesting, but how to make a 180deg dimension between two lines with common end point (in drawings)