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:
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