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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.
Also determines the angle of the dimension line and the location of the
dimension text.
Specify Jog Location Locates the middle point of the jog. The transverse angle
of the jog is determined by the Dimension Style Manager.
See also:
Create Radial Dimensions
DIMJOGLINE
Adds or removes a jog line on a linear or aligned dimension.
Access Methods
Button
Toolbar: Annotation tool set Dimensions tool group Jog Line
Menu: Dimension Jogged Linear
Summary
Jog lines in a dimension indicate a break in the objects being dimensioned.
The dimension value represents the actual distance, rather than the measured
distance in the drawing.
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