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When you rotate or replace dimension text, you specify the change first, for
example, rotating the text to be at an angle. When you move dimension text,
you select a single dimension to move.
You can move dimension text to the left, right, or center along the dimension
line or to any position inside or outside the extension lines. A quick and simple
way to do this is by using grips. If you move text up or down, the current
vertical alignment of the text relative to the dimension line is not changed,
so the dimension and extension lines are modified accordingly. The following
illustration shows the result of moving text down and to the right. The text
remains centered vertically in relation to the dimension line.
Use Dimension Text Grips
Hover over a dimension text grip to quickly access the following functionality:
■ Stretch. This is the default grip behavior:
■ If the text is positioned on the dimension line, Stretch moves the
dimension line farther away or closer to the object being dimensioned.
Use command line prompts to specify a different base point or copy
the dimension line.
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