ENGG DRAWING AND CAD

 Adding Dimensions to a Drawing in AutoCAD

·         Dimensions are used to calculate the distance between two points same as in usual drawing

·         First move on toward Annotate tab and select Dimensions

·         DIMSCALE  is a commands used for the change of scale of dimensioning size by scaling a factor

·         DIMSCALE Enter new value for DIMSCALE <1.0000>: 4

There are two very useful commands. There are: Adjust Space	this controls the spacing between nested dimensions
Continue	this allows dimensions to continue so that the end of one
Baseline	is the beginning of the next
this allows multiple dimensions to start at the same base
location

Dimensions Modification

·       Figure below illustrates how to modify the dimensions.

·         We can point out some of the more commonly used style components that can be changed. When you click on the “Modify” button, the style manager opens. It is a dialog box with several tabs at the top. Clicking on a tab changes the dialog box allowing you to change different features of the dimension.

·         If you click on the “Symbols and Arrows” tab, the following dialog box will be created. You can use this dialog box to change the size of arrowheads and the size of the center marks for circles and arcs.

·         Similarly from the TEXT tab you can change the text size.

·         When you have made the changes you want to make, click on the “OK” button at the bottom of the dialog box. The “Style Manager” dialog box will appear. Click on the “Set Current” button then on the “Close” button. This will make the changes you have made the current settings for AutoCAD.

·         You must erase and redraw the dimension to see the changes you have made. Like many items in AutoCAD, the changes are not dynamic.

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