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You can add dimension breaks to the following dimension and leader objects:
Linear dimensions, including aligned and rotated
Angular dimensions, including 2- and 3-point
Radial dimensions, including radius, diameter, and jogged
Arc length dimensions
Ordinate dimensions
Multileaders that use straight-line leaders
The following dimension and leader objects do not support dimension breaks:
Multileaders that use spline leaders
Leaders created with the LEADER command
The following table explains the conditions where dimension breaks do not
work or are not supported.
Dimension Break Exceptions
DescriptionCondition
Dimension breaks on dimensions or multileaders in xrefs
and blocks are not supported. However, the objects in an
No break in xrefs or
blocks
xref or block can be used as the cutting edges for dimension
breaks on dimensions or multileaders that are not in an
xref or block.
Dimension breaks cannot be placed on an arrowhead or
the dimension text. If you want a break to appear at the
No break on arrow-
head and dimension
text dimension text, it is recommended to use the background
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