Dimensions and Text - Introduction to AutoCAD 2011: 2D and 3D Design - page 149

Fig. 6.27 The

AutoCAD Message
window showing
that spelling check is
complete

Fig. 6.26 The Spell Check… icon in the Annotate/Text panel

Continue until all text is checked. When completely checked an
AutoCAD Message appears ( Fig. 6.27 ). If satisfi ed click its
OK button.

REVISION NOTES
1. In the Line and Arrows sub-dialog of the Dimension Style Manager dialog Lineweights
were set to 0.3. If these lineweights are to show in the drawing area of AutoCAD 2011,
the Show/Hide Lineweight button in the status bar must be set ON.
2. Dimensions can be added to drawings using the tools from the Annotate/Dimensions
panel or by entering dim, followed by abbreviations for the tools at the command line.
3. It is usually advisable to use osnaps when locating points on a drawing for dimensioning.
4. The Style and Angle of the text associated with dimensions can be changed during the
dimensioning process.
5. When wishing to add tolerances to dimensions it will probably be necessary to make new
settings in the Dimension Style Manager dialog.
6. There are two methods for adding text to a drawing - Single Line Text and Multiline Text.
7. When adding Single Line Text to a drawing, the Return key must be used and not the
right-hand mouse button.
8. Text styles can be changed during the process of adding text to drawings.
9. AutoCAD 2011 uses two types of text style - AutoCAD SHX fonts and Windows True Type
fonts.
10. Most True Type fonts can be in bold, bold italic, italic or regular format. AutoCAD fonts can
only be added in the single format.
11. To obtain the symbols Ø; ; °; % use %%c; %%p; %%d; %%% before the fi gures of the

dimension.
12. Text spelling can be checked with by selecting Object/Text/Edit… from the Modify drop-
down menu, by selecting Spell Check… from the Annotate/Text panel, or by entering
spell or sp at the command line.