Dimensioning a Drawing - AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required - page 639

8. Several leader lines can extend from a single landing. Click the Add
Leader button on the Leaders panel within the Annotate tab, and then
at the Select a multileader: prompt, click the last leader you made.
An arrowhead with a leader appears attached to the cursor and
anchored to the landing. Click the left corner of the window to the
right and then press ↵ .
NOTE autoCaD may place the second leader on the right side of the
text if it determines that the leader fits better there. If this happens, click
the multileader to select it and then move the text to the right. the second
leader will reposition itself to the left side of the text.
9. Reposition the text as necessary. Your drawing should look similar to
Figure 12.51.
FiGuRE 12.51 The cabin drawing with leaders
10. Save this drawing as 12A-FPLAY3.dwg .
The final part of this chapter will be devoted to teaching you a few techniques
for modifying dimensions.
Modifying Dimensions
You can use several commands and grips to modify dimensions, depending on
the desired change. Specifically, you can do the following:
Change the dimension text content.
Move the dimension text relative to the dimension line.