Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 14-8:
Drawing an aligned dimension by selecting an object.
AutoCAD prompts you:
Specify dimension line location or
[Mtext/Text/Angle]:
12. Click wherever you want to place the dimension line.
AutoCAD draws the dimension.
Making dimensions annotative
If you've created your dimensions using an annotative style, you can set them up so that
they change to the appropriate plotted (paper) size when you change the drawing's an-
notation scale. The process is the same for dimensions as it is for text (covered in
Chapter 13) or for hatching (covered in Chapter 15). Refer to Chapter 13 for details.
Drawing other kinds of dimensions
After you have the hang of ordinary linear dimensions, you should be able to master
other common dimension types quickly. Draw some lines, arcs, and circles and try the
other dimension commands on the Home tab's Annotation panel or the fuller set on the
Annotate tab's Dimensions panel. You'll find more dimension commands on the Dimen-
sion toolbar (see “Finding your dimension tools,” earlier in this chapter, for instructions
on loading it).
