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Editing Dimension Lines

two-headed arrow when moved over Specification dialog. See “Dimension
this handle. Panel” on page 481.
• The Rotate handle is located one plan As with text and other objects, dimension
foot past the end of the dimension line number size is subject to scaling when sent to
and is used to rotate the dimension line. layout or printed. See “Printing Text and
Dimensions” on page 1330.
Note: A selected dimension lines cannot be
moved if Proximity Fixed is checked in the Copying and Pasting
Dimension Line Specification dialog. See Dimension Lines
“Extensions/Markers Panel” on page 483.
Dimension lines can be copied and pasted
Using the Edit Tools into any view type that supports dimensions.
If a dimension line is copied independent of
Dimension lines can be repositioned, copied, the objects it originally locates, the pasted
and deleted using the edit toolbar buttons just dimension line will locate point markers.
like other objects in the program can. See
“The Edit Toolbar” on page 38. Dimension lines can also be copied and
pasted from one plan or layout file to
Click the Edit Dimension Ends edit another. Bear in mind that dimension lines
button to edit the dimension line using edit use dynamic defaults. If the destination file
handles similar to those on line based has a Saved Manual Dimension Default with
objects. See “Editing Line Based Objects” on the same name as that used by the dimension
page 217. line being copied, the pasted dimension will
refer to it. If no such saved default exists in
Edit Dimension Ends is useful for the destination file, the pasted dimension will
locating a point on an object that it might not become associated with the currentlly active
locate otherwise, such as the corner of a Saved Manual Dimension Default.
polyline.
Deleting Dimension Lines
Click the Edit Extensions edit button to
edit the lengths of the selected dimension’s There are several ways to delete dimension
extension lines. See “Editing Extension lines.
Lines” on page 476. You can select any manual or automatic
dimension line or group of dimension lines,
Dimension Number Size then press the Delete key or click the
The initial size of dimension numbers is Delete edit button. See “Deleting
specified in the Dimension Defaults dialog. Objects” on page 283.
See “Dimension Defaults Dialog” on page The Delete Objects dialog allows you to
447. delete all manually drawn and/or automatic
You can specify number height for individual dimension lines at once. See “Delete Objects
dimension lines in the Dimension Line Dialog” on page 283.

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