Dimensioning a Drawing - AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required - page 602

FiGuRE 12.8 The new settings in the Fit tab
3. In the Text Placement area, click the Over Dimension Line, Without
Leader radio button.
4. Move to the Scale For Dimension Features area. Be sure the Use
Overall Scale Of radio button is active. Set the scale to 64 (70).
5. In the Fine Tuning area, verify the Draw Dim Line Between the Ext
Lines is unchecked.
The settings on the Fit tab should look like those in Figure 12.8.
Setting up the Primary units tab (Architectural)
If your drawing is set up to use architectural units, continue with this section. If
you are using decimal units, skip this section and continue with the next section,
“Setting Up the Primary Units Tab (Metric).” In the preview window, you might
have noticed that the numbers in the dimension text maintain a decimal format
with four decimal places, rather than the feet and inches format of the current
architectural units. Dimensions have their own units setting, independent of the
basic units for the drawing as a whole. On the Primary Units tab, you'll set the
dimension units:
1. Click the Primary Units tab, and take a peek ahead at Figure 12.9
to see how it's organized. It has two areas: Linear Dimensions and
Angular Dimensions, each of which has several types of settings.