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536 | Chapter 20 Dimensions and Tolerances
4 Choose OK to exit.
5 Choose Close to exit the Dimension Style Manager.
Dimension or Styles toolbar
Command line
DIMSTYLE
To set dimension scale for creating dimensions in a layout
1 Choose a layout tab to switch to paper space.
2 To create dimensions in paper space with the correct model space dimen-
sion values, use object snap modes to snap to points in model space from
paper space or select the objects directly.
The
DIMLFAC system variable can be changed if you need to convert the
linear dimension values between the imperial and metric measurement
systems.
Create Dimensions
You can create all standard types of dimensions.
Create Linear Dimensions
You can create linear dimensions with horizontal, vertical, and aligned
dimension lines. These linear dimensions can also be stacked or they can be
created end to end.
Overview of Creating Linear Dimensions
Linear dimensions can be horizontal, vertical, or aligned. With aligned
dimensions, the dimension line is parallel to the line (imaginary or real)
between the extension line origins. Baseline (or parallel) and continued (or
chain) dimensions are series of consecutive dimensions that are based on a
linear dimension.
In all four illustrations, the extension line origins are designated explicitly at
1 and 2, respectively. The dimension line location is specified at 3.