Dimensioning in AutoCAD
Dimensions are annotations that report the size of objects, the angle between objects, and the distance between elements in the drawing. The dimension style lets you to control the appearance of dimensions. Learn how to create and modify dimension styles, create dimensions using those styles, and update dimension objects in your drawing to conform with industry and project standards.
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Introducing dimension styles
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Create new dimension style
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Navigate the New Dimension Style dialog
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Update the appearance of dimension objects
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Create a new dimension substyle
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Use a dimension substyle
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Specify dimension layer and create linear dimensions
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Add continued, baseline, and aligned dimensions
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Modify placed dimensions
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Specify arc radius and circle diameter
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Specify arc length
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Place jogged arc radius dimension
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Create angular dimensions
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Dimension an angle defined by three points
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Add baseline and continued angular dimensions
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Adjust centerlines using grips
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Adjust center marks using grips
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Reset extension lines of center marks and centerlines
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Align dimensions to improve readability
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Adjust the spacing between dimensions to improve readability
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Create gaps in overlapping dimension or extension lines
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Add breaks to multiple dimension or extension lines
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Control dimensions that overlap
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