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542 | Chapter 20 Dimensions and Tolerances
To make extension lines oblique
1 From the Dimension menu, choose Oblique.
2 Select the dimension.
3 Enter a value for the angle of obliqueness, or specify two points.
Dimension toolbar
Command line
DIMEDIT
Create Radial Dimensions
Radial dimensions measure the radii and diameters of arcs and circles with
optional centerlines or a center mark. If Text Placement is set to Over the
Dimension Line, with a leader, the dimension is applied with a leader line.
Center marks and lines apply only to diameter and radius dimensions. They
are drawn only if the dimension line is placed outside the circle or arc.
The size of the centerline refers to the length of the centerline segments
extending from the center mark.
See Also
“Fit Dimension Text Within Extension Lines” on page 519
To create a diameter dimension
1 From the Dimension menu, choose Diameter.
2 Select the arc or circle to dimension.
3 Enter options as needed:
To edit the dimension text content, enter t (Text) or m (Mtext). Editing
within or overwriting the brackets (<>) changes or removes the dimen-
sion value calculated by AutoCAD. Adding text before or after the
brackets appends text before or after the dimension value.
To change the dimension text angle, enter a (Angle).
centerlines
centerline
size