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Customizes the dimension text at the Command prompt. The generated

dimension measurement is displayed within angle brackets.

To include the generated measurement, use angle brackets (< >) to represent

the generated measurement. If alternate units are not turned on in the

dimension style, you can display alternate units by entering square brackets

([ ]).

Dimension text properties are set on the Text tab of the New, Modify, and

Override Dimension Style dialog boxes.

Angle

Changes the angle of the dimension text.

Object Selection

Automatically determines the origin points of the first and second extension

lines after you select an object.

For polylines and other explodable objects, only the individual line and arc

segments are dimensioned. You cannot select objects in a non-uniformly

scaled block reference.

If you select a line or an arc, the line or arc endpoints are used as the origins

of the extension lines. The extension lines are offset from the endpoints by

the distance you specify in Offset from Origin in the Lines and Arrows tab of

the New, Modify, and Override Dimension Style dialog boxes. See DIMSTYLE.

This value is stored in the DIMEXO system variable.

If you select a circle, the north or south quadrant points are used for the origins

of the extension lines.

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