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To replace existing dimension text with new text
1 Click Modify menu Object Text Edit.
2 Select the dimension text you want to edit.
3 In the In-Place Text Editor, enter the new dimension text. Click OK.
To move text to the left side of the dimension line
1 Click Annotate tab Dimensions panel Left Justify.
2 Select the dimension.
The dimension text is left-justified along the dimension line inside the
extension lines. You can choose the Center or Right options to move the
text to the center or right of the dimension line.
To set dimension line spacing for baseline and continued dimensions
1 Click Home tab Annotation panel Dimension Style.
2 In the Dimension Style Manager, select the style you want to change.
Click Modify.
3 In the Modify Dimension Style dialog box, Lines tab, under Dimension
Lines, enter in the Baseline Spacing box the offset distance between
dimension lines for baseline and continued dimensions.
4 Click OK.
5 Click Close to exit the Dimension Style Manager.
To change the extension origin offset
1 Click Home tab Annotation panel Dimension Style.
2 In the Dimension Style Manager, select the style you want to change.
Click Modify.
3 In the Modify Dimension Style dialog box, Lines tab, under Extension
Lines, enter the new value for Offset from Origin.
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