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You can hold down CTRL to select several linetypes or SHIFT to select a range of linetypes.

3. In the Linetype Manager, do one of the following:
 Select a linetype and select Current to draw all new objects with that linetype.

 Select BYLAYER to draw new objects in the linetype assigned to the current layer.

 Select BYBLOCK to draw new objects in the current linetype until they are grouped into a
block. When the block is inserted into a drawing, the objects in the block acquire the current
linetype setting.

4. Click OK.

Command entry: LT

3.26 DIMENSIONING

Dimensioning is the process of adding measurement annotation to a drawing.

You can create dimensions for a variety of object types in many orientations. The basic types of
dimensioning are

 Linear

 Radial (radius, diameter and jogged)
 Angular

 Ordinate
 Arc Length

Linear dimensions can be horizontal, vertical, aligned, rotated, baseline, or continued (chained).
Some examples are shown in the illustration.

Dimension Styles
A dimension style is a named collection of dimension settings that controls the appearance of

dimensions, such as arrowhead style, text location, and lateral tolerances.
Command entry: D

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