Have you ever wanted to align a dimension to an object that is not horizontal or vertical only to find out when you add the dimension, it places a horizontal or vertical dimension? This easy way to add an aligned dimension in Autodesk Inventor may save you some time.

• First find your object that needs an aligned dimension. Add a dimension from the Annotate tool bar.

• While in the Dimension command, right-click and select Aligned. It really is that easy.

• Now place the desired dimension.