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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify Objects
- Modify Complex Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Create Sections and 2D Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups
- Reuse Named Page Setups
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Print or Plot Drawings
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
You can add dimension breaks to the following dimension and leader objects:
■ Linear dimensions (aligned and rotated)
■ Angular dimensions (2- and 3-point)
■ Radial dimensions (radius, diameter, and jogged)
■ Arc length dimensions
■ Ordinate dimensions
■ Multileaders (straight only)
The following dimension and leader objects do not support dimension breaks:
■ Multileaders (spline only)
■ “Legacy” leaders (straight or spline)
The following table explains the conditions where dimension breaks do not
work or are not supported.
Dimension Break Exceptions
DescriptionCondition
Dimension breaks on dimensions or multileaders in xrefs
and blocks are not supported. However, the objects in an
No break in xrefs or
blocks
xref or block can be used as the cutting edges for dimension
breaks on dimensions or multileaders that are not in an
xref or block.
Dimension breaks cannot be placed on an arrowhead or
the dimension text. If you want a break to appear at the
No break on arrow-
head and dimension
text dimension text, it is recommended to use the background
mask option. If the intersecting point of an object and the
dimension are at the arrowhead or dimension text, the
break will not be displayed until the intersecting object, or
dimension or multileader are moved.
Automatic breaks are not supported for objects and dimen-
sions or multileaders that are in different spaces. In order
No break on trans-
spatial dimensions
to break a dimension or multileader that is in a different
space, you need to use the Manual option of the DIMBREAK
command.
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