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Line Specification Dialog

when Bumping/Pushing is enabled. See The Length and Angle formats are speci-
“Bumping/Pushing” on page 249. fied in the CAD Defaults dialog. See
• Check CAD Stops Move to bump the “CAD Defaults Dialog” on page 288.
selected object into other CAD or CAD- • Uncheck All Angles to show only those
based objects as it is moved, and/or to angles that are neither horizontal nor ver-
push the other object(s). tical. This is automatically checked when
• Check Wall Stops Move to stop the Show Angle is checked.
selected object when it bumps into a wall. • C h e c k Reverse Angle to reverse the
Walls cannot be pushed by other objects. angle by 180°. This may be helpful when
Not available in layout files. showing a line’s bearing, since the direc-
tion a line is drawn from start point to end
3 Specify which Drawing Group the point defines its bearing.
selected object(s) is in. See “Drawing
Groups” on page 200. An additional Display Options setting is
available In the Picture File, Metafile, and
4 Select the desired Display Options. PDF File Box Specification dialogs. See
These options not available for CAD
Box- or CAD Circle-based objects, or for “Pictures, Images, and Walkthroughs” on
page 1139.
Material Regions, North Pointers, or Sun
Angles. • C h e c k Show Outline to display the
selected object’s border polyline.
• Check Show Length to show the length
of each line centered above the line. 5 Specify the Layout Page that the
• Check Show Angle to show the angle of selected object(s) is located on. Only
each line centered below the line. If the available in layout files, but not in defaults
object is an arc, it’s radius will also dis- dialogs for objects such as callouts and
play. markers. See “Layout” on page 1287.

Arrow Panel

The ARROW panel is available for any line, Lines with arrows can be attached to other
arc, open polyline, or spline that can have an objects. They attach to a closed polyline-
arrow: including dimension lines. The based object along its edges, but can attach to
defaults for arrows are set in the Arrow an architectural object anywhere within its
Defaults dialog. See “CAD Defaults and 2D symbol in floor plan view. If an arrow is
Preferences” on page 288 and “Dimension attached to another object, deleting that
Defaults Dialog” on page 447. object will also delete the arrow.

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