Control dimensions that overlap

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As you add dimensions, the drawing can become quite cluttered.

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The program provides a handy tool to help you keep things organized.

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Several dimensions have already been added to this drawing

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zoom in to the northwest corner of the building.

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So you can see these dimensions

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when placing dimensions.

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If you attempt to create a dimension that overlaps other similar dimensions.

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A cursor menu offers options to automatically move,

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break up or replace the existing dimension

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on the annotate ribbon

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in the dimensions panel, click the dimension tool.

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The program prompts you to select objects

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or specify the first extension line origin.

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Click to select the right corner of the exterior

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wall outside the room in the upper left.

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The program then prompts you to specify the second extension line origin.

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Click to select the left corner of the brick column.

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Next,

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the program prompts you to specify the dimension line location.

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Move the cursor over the existing 7 ft five inch dimension and then click

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as soon as you do

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the program prompts you to specify how

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you want to handle the overlapping dimensions.

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And the cursor menu offers four choices

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when you choose, move away,

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the program automatically moves the other dimensions

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so that the new dimension no longer overlaps

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right click and choose the undo option

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to reverse the previous dimension. Operation.

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Repeat the previous steps to again place a dimension from the right

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corner of the building to the left corner of the brick column

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and then locate the new dimension in the same

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location as the existing 7 ft five inch dimension.

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This time when you see the prompt and the cursor menu choose, break up

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the program immediately breaks the 7 ft five inch dimension

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places the 5 ft dimension

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and adds a new 2 ft five inch dimension to the right

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right click and choose undo to reverse that dimension.

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Then repeat the steps again.

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When you see the cursor menu,

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choose replace

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this time,

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the program replaces the 7 ft five inch dimension with the new 5 ft dimension.

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Use the undue option again to reverse that operation

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and then create the dimension one more time.

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When you choose none,

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the program simply creates the new dimension at the location you specified.

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Since it overlaps in existing dimension,

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you will need to move one of the

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dimensions manually so that both dimensions are readable.