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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
- Work with the User Coordinate System (UCS)
- Enter Coordinates to Specify Points
- 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
- Create Objects
- Select and Modify Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify 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 Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Overview of Annotations
- Scale Annotations
- Overview of Scaling Annotations
- Set Annotation Scale
- Create Annotative Objects
- Display Annotative Objects
- Add and Modify Scale Representations
- Set Orientation for 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
- Work with Annotations
- 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
- Publish Drawings
- 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
Use Dimension Line Grips
Hover over the grip on the endpoint of a dimension line to quickly access the
following functionality:
Stretch. Stretches the extension lines to move the dimension line farther
away or closer to the object being dimensioned. Use command line prompts
to specify a different base point or copy the dimension line. This is the
default grip behavior.
Continue dimension. Invokes the DIMCONTINUE command.
Baseline dimension. Invokes the DIMBASELINE command.
Flip arrow. Flips the direction of the dimension arrowhead.
Modify Exploded Dimensions
You can edit exploded dimensions as you would any other objects because
an exploded dimension is a collection of separate objects: lines, 2D solids, and
text. Occasionally you may need to explode a dimension to make changes
such as creating a break in a dimension line or extension line. Once a
dimension is exploded, you cannot reassociate the dimension into a dimension
object.
See also:
Overview of Modifying Dimensions (page 665)
Change Dimension Associativity (page 668)
Control Dimension Geometry (page 631)
Change Dimension Associativity
You may need to change the associativity of dimensions in several
circumstances including adding associativity to dimensions created in previous
releases.
You may need to change the associativity of dimensions in several
circumstances such as the following:
Redefine the associativity of dimensions in drawings that have been edited
significantly.
Add associativity to dimensions that have been partially disassociated.
Add associativity to dimensions in legacy drawings.
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