DimTEdit

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Changes the position of dimension text.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  dimtedit

alias:  dimted

menu bar:  Dimension | Reposition Dimension Text

toolbar:  Dimensions |

 

: dimtedit

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select dimension to reposition text: (Choose a dimension.)

Specify or enter text location: REstore/Angle/Left/Center/Right: (Drag the text to its new location, or enter an option.)

 

Command Options

Option

Description

Select Dimension to Reposition Text

Chooses the dimension to edit.

REstore ()

Resets the rotation angle to 0 degrees; does not change repositioned text.

Angle ()

Rotates the dimension text. Prompts you:

Angle of dimension text - specify the angle of the text; measured counter-clockwise from the positive x axis.

Left

Moves the text next to the left extension line.

Center

Centers the text between the two extension lines.

Right

Moves the text next to the left extension line.

Procedures

Editing the dimension text

To rotate the dimension text

To reposition the dimension text

To restore the text position

Related Commands

DimEdit - changes the wording and angle of dimension text; changes the angle of extension lines.

DdEdit - edits dimension text.

Properties - edits the properties of dimensions through a palette.

 

DimLinear - places linear dimensions in drawings: horizontal, vertical, and rotated.

DimAligned - places aligned dimensions.

DimBaseline - places additional dimensions from a common baseline.

DimContinue - continues dimensions.

DimDiameter - places diameter dimensions.

DimRadius - places radius dimensions.

DimCenter - places center marks.

DimAngular - places angular dimensions.

DimLeader and Leader- places leaders with text, blocks, entities, or tolerances.

DimOrdinate - places x and y ordinate dimensions.

Tolerance - places tolerance tags in drawings.

Dim - places and edits dimensions at the 'Dimensioning command:' prompt.

Dim1 - places and edits a single dimension at the 'Dimensioning command:' prompt.

 

DimStyle - creates and edits dimension styles through the Drawing Explorer.

-DimStyle - saves and applies dimensions styles at the command line.

Style - sets the text style used by dimensions.

DimOverride - overrides the values of the current dimension style.


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