A multi-faceted object on your drawing, will consumed most of your time dimensioning it, if you don’t know the techniques, or the commands that can be use to dimension it continuosly and automatically.

Just in case you encounter such object in your drawing, you can use the command Baseline Dimension and Continue Dimension. You can find these commands, under Dimension Pulldown menu, or at the Dimension Toolbar. Alternatively at the command prompt, type DIMBASELINE or DIMCONTINUE.

Baseline Dimension or DIMBASELINE, is a AutoCAD command that creates multiple dimension measured from the same baseline. While Continue Dimension or DIMCONTINUE, is an AutoCAD command that creates a multiple dimension placed end to end.  To create a baseline dimension continued dimension you should create first a linear, aligned, or an angular dimension to serve as a starting point, or click any extension line from any existing dimensions from your drawing.

Baseline Dimension

Continue Dimension