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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 Single-View Drawings (Model Space)
- Create Multiple-View Drawing Layouts (Paper Space)
- Work with Layouts in a Project
- 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
- Overview of Notes and Labels
- Create Text
- Create Leaders
- Use Fields in Text
- Work with Text Styles
- Change Text
- Check Spelling
- Format Multiline Text at the Command Prompt
- 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
- Named Page Setups with Projects
- 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
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach PDF Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Export Drawings to Other File Formats
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
Ordinate dimensions
Multileaders that use straight-line leaders
The following dimension and leader objects do not support dimension breaks:
Multileaders that use spline leaders
Leaders created with the LEADER command
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 xref or
No break in xrefs or
blocks
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 dimension
No break on arrowhead
and dimension text
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 mul-
tileader are moved.
Automatic breaks are not supported for objects and dimen-
sions or multileaders that are in different spaces. In order to
No break on trans-spatial
dimensions
break a dimension or multileader that is in a different space,
you need to use the Manual option of the DIMBREAK com-
mand.
You can also remove dimension breaks from dimensions or multileaders with
the Remove option of DIMBREAK. When removing them, all dimension breaks
are removed from the selected dimension or multileader, but you can always
add them back individually.
The following objects can be used as cutting edges when adding a dimension
break:
Dimension
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