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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
DIMTMOVE
Sets dimension text movement rules.
DIMTOH
Controls the position of dimension text outside the extension lines.
DIMTVP
Controls the vertical position of dimension text above or below the dimension
line.
DIMUPT
Controls options for user-positioned text.
Modify Dimension Geometry
Grip editing is the quickest and easiest way to modify the location of
dimension elements. How you edit dimensions depends whether the dimension
is associative.
You can modify dimensions with the editing commands and with grip editing.
Grip editing is the quickest and easiest way to modify dimensions. How you
edit dimensions depends on whether the dimension is associative.
Modify Associative Dimensions
Associative dimensions retain their associativity to dimensioned objects
through many editing commands if both the dimension and the associated
geometry are selected and operated on with a single command. For example,
if a dimension and its associated geometry are moved, copied, or arrayed in
the same command, each dimension retains associativity with its respective
geometry.
In some circumstances, dimensions are automatically disassociated, including
■ If the associated geometric object is erased
■ If the associated geometric object undergoes a boolean operation such as
UNION or SUBTRACT
■ If grip editing is used to stretch a dimension parallel to its dimension line
■ If the association to a geometric object is specified using the Apparent
Intersection object snap, and the geometric object is moved so that the
apparent intersection no longer exists
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