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538 | Chapter 20 Dimensions and Tolerances

To create a horizontal or vertical dimension

1 From the Dimension menu, choose Linear.

2 Press ENTER to select the object to dimension, or specify the first and

second extension line origins.

3 Before specifying the dimension line location, you can override the

dimension direction and edit the text, the text angle, or the dimension

line angle:

■ To rotate the extension lines, enter r (Rotated). Then enter the dimen-

sion line angle.

■ To edit the text, enter m (Mtext). In the Multiline Text Editor, revise the

text and choose OK. Editing within or overwriting the brackets (<>)

changes or removes the dimension value calculated by AutoCAD. Add-

ing text before or after the brackets appends text before or after the

dimension value.

■ To rotate the text, enter a (Angle). Then enter the text angle.

4 Specify the dimension line location.

Dimension toolbar

Command line

DIMLINEAR

Create Aligned Dimensions

In aligned dimensions, the dimension line is parallel to the extension line

origins. The illustration shows two examples of aligned dimensioning. The

object is selected (1), and the location of the aligned dimension is specified

(2). The extension lines are drawn automatically.

To create an aligned dimension

1 On the Dimension menu, click Aligned.

2 Press

ENTER to select the object to dimension, or specify the first and

second extension line origins.