Dimensioning a Drawing - AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required - page 619

FiGuRE 12.27 An example of baseline dimensions
4. Repeat step 3 as necessary to add the required dimensions.
5. Press Esc to end the DIMBASELINE command.
Setting up Vertical Dimensions
Because you can use the Linear Dimension tool for vertical and horizontal dimen-
sions, you can follow the steps in the previous exercise to do the vertical dimensions
on the right side of the floor plan. The only difference from the horizontal dimen-
sioning is that you need two sets of dimensions: one for the wall and another for
the deck. The following steps will take you through the process of placing the first
vertical dimension. You'll then be able to finish the rest of them by yourself.
1. Pan and zoom to get a good view of the right side of the floor plan,
including the front deck (see Figure 12.28).
2. Click the Linear button, and then start a vertical dimension from the
top of the right exterior wall.
3. Place the second point at the endpoint on the opening of the sliding
door.
Click to place the dimension between the wall and the FRONT
DECK text. Adjust the location of the text if needed (see the left
image of Figure 12.29).
TIP autoCaD can sometimes be conservative when deciding whether
both text and arrows can fit between the extension lines. try moving the
text a bit toward one of the extension lines in one of the 4 ′ -6 ″ dimensions
and notice how the arrows move from outside the extension lines to inside.