LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

1. Understand the importance of True Associative dimensioning.

2. Use Grips.

3. Add Linear, Baseline and Continued dimensions to your drawing.

4. Control the appearance of dimensions.

5. Create a New Dimension Style.

6. Compare two Dimension Styles.

7. Ignore Hatch Objects

TRUE ASSOCIATIVE DIMENSIONING

Dimensioning is basically easy, but as always, there are many options to learn. As a result, I have divided the dimensioning process into 5 lessons. (Lessons 16 through 20 ) So relax and just take it one lesson at a time.

In this Lesson you will learn how to create a dimension style and how to create horizontal and vertical dimensions. But first you need to understand AutoCAD s true associative dimensioning setting.

True Associative

True Associative Dimensioning means that the dimensions are actually attached to the objects that they dimension. If you move the object, the dimension will move with it. If you scale or stretch the object, the dimension text value will change also. (Note: It is not parametric. This means, you can not change the dimension text value and expect the object to change. )

True Associative Dimensioning can be set to ON, OFF or Exploded.

I strongly suggest that you keep true associative dimensioning on. It is truly a very powerful feature and will make editing the objects and dimensions much easier.

• On = Dimensions are truly associative. The dimensions are associated to the objects and will change...