Add breaks to multiple dimension or extension lines

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Gaps created manually do not adjust automatically if the object changes,

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click the brake tool again,

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select the 1.5 unit dimension

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and then use the remove option to remove the gap.

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While you could certainly go through the drawing and select

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each extension line or dimension line that crosses an object,

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you can also select multiple dimensions and then

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let the program automatically break dimension lines,

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extension lines and leader lines,

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wherever they overlap themselves or the object they annotate.

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Click the break tool again.

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But this time when the program prompts you to select the dimension you want to break,

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right? Click and choose the multiple option.

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The program prompts you to select dimensions.

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And you can use any convenient object selection method.

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For example,

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use a selection window

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to select everything in the drawing.

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Since this command only affects dimensions, only dimensions are selected.

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All other objects are filtered out

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when you are finished, selecting objects. Right, click or press enter.

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Now the program prompts you to select the object to break the dimensions.

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Since you selected multiple dimensions to break,

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the options are now a bit different.

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And the default option is auto

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press enter. To select that option.

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As soon as you do all of the dimension lines,

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extension lines and leader lines are broken wherever they overlap,

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the object being dimensioned or overlap each other.