Inventor 2024 missing Linear Diameter, Symmetric and Foreshortened dimension options

November 28, 2023 Joanna Gryszka

Issue:

In Inventor 2024 drawings the Linear Diameter, Linear Symmetric and Foreshortened dimension options are missing.

When selecting two lines/edges to place a linear diameter, the only available option is 'Parallel'.

All Linear options are unavailable(top image).  The bottom image shows the expected options:

Cause:

Any update newer than Inventor 2024.0.1 (i.e.2024.1 or 2024.1.1) removed these options.
Documented in this Autodesk knowledge base article:
https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/The-Linear-Diameter-Linear-Symmetric-Linear-Foreshortened-Dimension-Type-options-are-missing-in-Inventor-2024-1-1.html

Solution:

The issue is now resolved in the Inventor 2024.2 Update released on November 7th 2023.

The Linear Diameter, Symmetric and Foreshortened options are restored:

About the Author

Joanna Gryszka

Manufacturing Technical Support Specialist<br><br>Joanna has over eight years of experience working with Autodesk products. She started supporting core AutoCAD and network installations of all Autodesk products. She now has five years of experience with Inventor. <br> She graduated from Mechanical Engineering and has been providing solutions to clients and dedicating her knowledge to the Solution Center since then.

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