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Editing Extension Lines

Extensions edit button to display
two handles along the extension line.

3. Drag the handle to a new location. The 2. Click either handle, turning the pointer
extension line snaps to possible marks as into a two-headed arrow .
the handle is moved. 3. Extend or contract the extension line and
4. Release the mouse button at the new release the mouse.
location.
Using Proximity Fixed

The Proximity Fixed option allows you to
specify a fixed length for one extension line
that will not change if the object the
extension line locates is moved.

To use Proximity Fixed

1. Select a dimension line that locates mul-
tiple independent objects and note the
Not all library symbols can be located Extension Number of the extension line
by a dimension line as it is drawn. Once
a dimension is drawn, however, you can that you would like to have a fixed
move or add an extension line to locate the length.
library object. 2. Open the Dimension Line
Specification dialog and go to the
Resizing Extension Lines EXTENSIONS panel. See “Extensions/
Markers Panel” on page 483.
You can resize extension lines in the
Dimension Line Specification dialog or • Select the Extension Number that you
using their edit handles. See “Extensions noted in step 1 from the Selected
Panel” on page 456. Extension drop-down list.
• Check Proximity Fixed.
To resize an extension line • Specify the desired Distance to
Marked Object, which is the distance
1. Click on the extension line or select the from the selected dimension line to the
dimension line and click the Edit object that the Selected Extension

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