User Guide

AUTOCAD 2010 PREVIEW GUIDE
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The MLEADEREDIT command has been streamlined by eliminating the need for you to select an option to add
or remove leader lines. It adds leaders by default until you select the option to remove leaders.
Mtext
Mtext improvements include a default column mode of Dynamic with manual height. In addition, the corner grips
on mtext objects are now consistent with the corner grips on table objects.
Spell Checker
The Check Spelling dialog box has been updated to include an Undo button, which enables you to undo actions
you made for the previous spelling mistake. In addition, the Select Objects button has been enhanced so that
you can begin selecting objects to check without first having to choose the Select Objects option from the drop-
down list.
Dimensions
Enhancements to dimension styles and properties provide more control over the display and placement of
dimension text.
The Text tab of the Dimension Style dialog box has been updated with a new text placement option that
enables you to position dimension text below the dimension line. You can control the direction of the text using
the new View Direction option in which you can specify that the text be displayed from Left-to-Right or Right-to-
Left. The Properties palette has been updated to include these new properties as well.
The Primary and Alternate Units tabs of the Dimension Style dialog box include new sub-unit controls for
suppression of leading zeros. You can specify a sub-units factor and suffix. For example, if the unit is 1 meter,
you could specify a sub-unit factor of 100 and sub-unit suffix of cm. In this case, when the dimension value is
less than 1, such as .96, it displays as 96 cm instead of .96 m. The new sub-units properties are also included
in the Properties palette.
Figure 32. Sub-unit controls