Relocate Options and Properties for Dimension Functionalities (What's New in 2026)

Several options were moved from the Options Bar to the ribbon or Properties Palette.

Name	Workflow	Location
Create Aligned Dimension: Prefer, Pick, Baseline Offset, Options	Ribbon: Modify Measure Aligned	Ribbon Modify \| Place Dimensions tab Place Dimensions panel
Create Linear Dimension: Baseline Offset	Ribbon: Modify Measure Linear	Ribbon Modify \| Place Dimensions tab Place Dimensions panel
Create Angular/Radial/Diameter/Arc Length Dimension: Prefer	Ribbon: Modify Measure Angular/Radial/Diameter/Arc Length	Ribbon Modify \| Place Dimensions tab Place Dimensions panel
Create Spot Elevation: Leader, Shoulder, Relative Base, Display Elevations	Ribbon: Modify Measure Spot Elevation	Ribbon Modify \| Place Dimensions tab Graphics and Constraints panels
Create Spot Coordinate: Leader, Shoulder	Ribbon: Modify Measure Spot Coordinate	Ribbon Modify \| Place Dimensions tab Graphics panel
Create Spot Slope: Slope Representation, Offset from Reference	Ribbon: Modify Measure Spot Slope	Ribbon Modify \| Place Dimensions tabGraphics panel
Modify Linear/Angular/Radial/Diameter/Arc Length Dimension: Prefer	Select dimension	Ribbon Modify \| Place Dimensions tab Place Dimensions panel
Modify Linear Dimension: Leader, Baseline Offset	Select dimension	Properties Palette
Modify Angular/Radial/Diameter/Arc Length Dimension: Leader	Select dimension	Properties Palette
Modify Spot Elevation: Prefer	Select Spot Elevation	Ribbon Modify \| Place Dimensions tab Place Dimensions panel
Modify Spot Elevation: Leader, Shoulder, Relative Base, Display Elevations	Select Spot Elevation	Properties Palette
Modify Spot Coordinates: Prefer	Select Spot Coordinates	Ribbon Modify \| Place Dimensions tab Place Dimension panel
Modify Spot Coordinates: Leader, Shoulder	Select Spot Coordinates	Properties Palette
Modify Spot Slope: Prefer	Select Spot Slope	Ribbon Modify \| Place Dimensions tab Place Dimension panel
Modify Spot Slope: Slope Representation, Offset from Reference	Select Spot Slope	Properties Palette
Show Related Dimensions	Family editor Select a dimension that is related to other dimensions	Ribbon Modify \| Dimensions tab Display Panel

For additional information, see Dimensions.

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