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- A. Dimensioning types
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- 1.Linear (used most)
- a.Horizontal
- b.Vertical
- c.Aligned
- d.Rotated
- e.Baseline
- f.Continue
- 2.Angular
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- 3.Diameter
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- 4.Radius
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- B. Dimension Variables
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- 1.Dimscale
- a.will change the dim. text by the factor of dimscale
- b.usually set to 1.0
- c.can be used when dimensioning a plan view which is a
- different scale then the rest of the drawing.
- d.must be set back to factor 1.0 after use for special dim.
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- 2.Dimasz
- a.arrow size scale factor usually set to dim. text height.
- b.usually set in the default or base drawing or in the
- startup script.
- c.can be changed to 0 for no arrow heads.
- d.remember to reset
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- 3.Dimcen
- a.marks the center line of a circle or arc.
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- 4.Dimexo
- a.extension line offset from the object line
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- 5.Dimexe
- a.distance extension line goes by the dimension line
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- 6.Dimdli
- a.spaces dimension lines apart
- | dl
- /-------
- dl |
- - - - ---/
- |
- 7.Dimtxt
- a.dimension text height
- b.not used if normal text style is set to other then 0
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- 8.Dimtih
- a.controls orientation of dimension text
- b.if on all text is horizontal
- c.if off text all text same orientation as the dim. line
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- 9.Dimse1
- a.if on first extension line is suppressed
- b.if off first extension line is drawn
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- 10.Dimse2
- a.same results as #9 but on second extension line
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- 11.Dimlfac
- a.scale factor for dimensioning
- b.usually set to 1.0
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- 12.Dimblk
- a.use a defined-block inplace of arrow heads
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- 13.Dimaso
- a.turns associative dimensioning on or off
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- 14.Dimpost
- a.define a string to be concatenated to a dimension string
- b.example: with fractional mode add a " to the end of the
- dim. text
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- Most dim. variables set in the base drawing and should not
- be changed. Reference the Autocad manual for more detailed
- explanations.
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- This outline was not written by me and should be checked or
- revised as necessary.