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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Find the Information You Need
- Part 1 - The User Interface
- Part 2 - Start, Organize, and Save a Drawing
- Part 3 - Control the Drawing Views
- Part 4 - Create and Modify Objects
- Chapter 14 - Control the Properties of Objects
- Chapter 15 - Use Precision Tools
- Chapter 16 - Draw Geometric Objects
- Chapter 17 - Change Existing Objects
- Part 5 - Hatches, Notes, and Dimensions
- Chapter 18 - Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Chapter 19 - Notes and Labels
- Chapter 20 - Dimensions and Tolerances
- Part 6 - Create Layouts and Plot Drawings
- Chapter 21 - Create Layouts
- Chapter 22 - Plot Drawings
- Part 7 - Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
- Chapter 23 - Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)
- Chapter 24 - Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Chapter 25 - Work with Data in Other Formats
- Chapter 26 - Access External Databases
- Overview of Using AutoCAD with External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Part 8 - Work with Other People and Organizations
- Chapter 27 - Protect and Sign Drawings
- Chapter 28 - Use the Internet to Share Drawings
- Chapter 29 - Insert and View Markups
- Chapter 30 - Publish Drawing Sets
- Part 9 - Create Realistic Images and Graphics
- Glossary
- Index
520 | Chapter 20 Dimensions and Tolerances
When creating new dimensions, you can choose to place text by entering a
coordinate or using the pointing device; this is known as user-defined text
placement. Alternatively, AutoCAD can compute the text position for you.
The options for automatic fitting of text and arrowheads are listed in the
Dimension Style Manager, Fit tab. For example, you can specify that text and
arrowheads be kept together. In this case, if there is not room for both
between the extension lines, they are both placed outside. You can specify
that if there is room for only text or arrowheads, then either text only or
arrowheads only are placed between the extension lines.
These examples show how AutoCAD applies a "best fit" for arrowheads and
text.
If there is no room for text between the extension lines, you can have a leader
line created automatically. This is useful in cases where text outside the
extension lines would interfere with other geometry, for example, in contin-
ued dimensions. Whether text is drawn to the right or the left of the leader
is controlled by the horizontal justification setting on the Text tab. Also, you
can fit text and arrowheads by changing their size.
Even if the arrowheads are outside the extension lines, you can have a line
drawn between the extension lines. This is called forcing an internal line and
is illustrated below.
text inside,
arrowheads
outside
arrowheads
inside, text
outside
text and
arrowheads
outside
text and
arrowheads
inside
forced internal line