Graphics Programs Reference
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2. Set the Endpoint and Midpoint osnaps to be running, and then click
the Linear button in the Dimensions panel or in the Annotation
panel under the Home tab.
3. Click the upper-left corner of the rectangle, and then click the midpoint
of the upper horizontal line of the rectangle. Drag the dimension line up
to a point about 1 unit above the upper line of the rectangle, and click.
This places the first dimension.
4. Click the dimension to make grips appear. Click the grip that is at the
midpoint of the upper horizontal line of the rectangle, and with Polar
Tracking on, drag it down to a point below the rectangle. Press Esc to
deselect the dimension.
5. Click the Continue button, and select the upper-right corner of the
rectangle. Doing so places the second dimension. Press Esc to end
the command.
6. On the Home tab Properties panel, open the Linetype drop-down
list and select Other.
7. In the Linetype Manager dialog box, click the Load button.
8. In the Load Or Reload Linetypes dialog box, scroll down, find and click
Center2, and then click OK.
The Center2 linetype now appears in the Linetype Manager dialog
box. Click OK.
9. Double-click the left dimension to open the Properties palette.
10. In the Lines & Arrows rollout, click Ext Line 2 Linetype. Open the drop-
down list, and select Center2. Press Esc to deselect the dimension.
11. Select the right dimension. On the Properties palette, return to the
Lines & Arrows rollout, and click Ext Line 1 Linetype. Open the drop-
down list, and select Center2. Press Esc to close the Properties palette.
Now there is a center line through the rectangle that's part of the dimensions.
As a final touch, you'll put a center line symbol at the top of the center line by
using the MTEXT command:
1. Start the MTEXT (Multiline Text) command, and make a small defin-
ing window somewhere in a blank portion of the drawing area.
2. Expand the Symbol tool found on the contextual Text Editor Ribbon
tab, and select Center Line.
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