To Create Ordinate Dimensions
1. Click Insert > Dimension > Ordinate. The ORD MAKE menu appears.
2. Click Create Base to establish a baseline for the related dimensions.
◦ If there is an existing baseline, pick it.
◦ If you need to create a baseline, pick a line and indicate where you want to extend the baseline.
3. Start creating dimensions using the established baseline. Click to pick the geometry to which you are dimensioning, and middle-click to place the dimension.
Control the orientation of the ordinate dimension text by setting the orddim_text_orientation drawing setup file option to parallel or horizontal