6
Specify the style, position, rotation, and direction of the new dimension:
Then…
If you want to…
enter s (Style) on the command line, and press ENTER; then, enter
the style name and press ENTER again.
change the style of the AEC dimension
drag the cursor in the desired direction, and click at the desired
insertion point.
NOTE If your selection set contains objects with different directions,
the direction of the first selected object defines the parallel and
perpendicular directions.
insert the AEC dimension parallel or perpendicular to
the dimensioned object
enter r (Rotation) on the command line, and press ENTER.Then, enter
a rotation angle, either by clicking in the drawing or by entering it
on the command line. Press ENTER, and click at the desired insertion
point. Alternatively, pressing the SPACE bar rotates the dimension
by 90°.
NOTE If your selection set contains objects with different directions,
the rotation is calculated with reference to the first selected object.
insert the AEC dimension at a specified rotation
enter a (Align) on the command line, and press ENTER. Then, select
the object to which to align the AEC dimension. Press ENTER, and
click in the drawing at the desired insertion point.
NOTE The direction of the AEC dimension is dependent on the
rotation of the chosen object. The drawing direction of the object
has no influence on the AEC dimension direction.
insert the AEC dimension parallel to an object other
than the dimensioned object in the drawing
Use Cases for AEC Dimensions
AEC dimensions give you the freedom to dimension your model according to your needs. The following sections outline
some frequently used use cases for your work with AEC dimensions.
Creating an Interior Dimension
Use this procedure to create an interior wall dimension.
When you are dimensioning a set of interior walls and want to place the dimension inside the walls, you need a
dimension without extension lines, as shown in the graphic below.
Dimension string without extension lines
1
Create a single-component wall style for interior walls and define in the wall style that only one side of the wall
component should be dimensioned. For detailed information, see “
Specifying the Components of a Wall Style
”
on page 724.
2
Create an AEC dimension style that has the following settings:
■
Single dimension chain: For detailed information, see “
Changing the Number of Chains in an AEC Dimension
Style
” on page 1879.
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Summary of Contents for 00128-051462-9310 - AUTOCAD 2008 COMM UPG FRM 2005 DVD
Page 1: ...AutoCAD Architecture 2008 User s Guide 2007 ...
Page 4: ...1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...
Page 40: ...xl Contents ...
Page 41: ...Workflow and User Interface 1 1 ...
Page 42: ...2 Chapter 1 Workflow and User Interface ...
Page 146: ...106 Chapter 3 Content Browser ...
Page 164: ...124 Chapter 4 Creating and Saving Drawings ...
Page 370: ...330 Chapter 6 Drawing Management ...
Page 440: ...400 Chapter 8 Drawing Compare ...
Page 528: ...488 Chapter 10 Display System ...
Page 540: ...500 Chapter 11 Style Manager ...
Page 612: ...572 Chapter 13 Content Creation Guidelines ...
Page 613: ...Conceptual Design 2 573 ...
Page 614: ...574 Chapter 14 Conceptual Design ...
Page 678: ...638 Chapter 16 ObjectViewer ...
Page 683: ...Designing with Architectural Objects 3 643 ...
Page 684: ...644 Chapter 18 Designing with Architectural Objects ...
Page 788: ...748 Chapter 18 Walls ...
Page 942: ...902 Chapter 19 Curtain Walls ...
Page 1042: ...1002 Chapter 21 AEC Polygons ...
Page 1052: ...Changing a door width 1012 Chapter 22 Doors ...
Page 1106: ...Changing a window width 1066 Chapter 23 Windows ...
Page 1172: ...1132 Chapter 24 Openings ...
Page 1226: ...Using grips to change the flight width of a spiral stair run 1186 Chapter 25 Stairs ...
Page 1368: ...Using the Angle grip to edit slab slope 1328 Chapter 28 Slabs and Roof Slabs ...
Page 1491: ...Design Utilities 4 1451 ...
Page 1492: ...1452 Chapter 30 Design Utilities ...
Page 1536: ...1496 Chapter 31 Layout Curves and Grids ...
Page 1564: ...1524 Chapter 32 Grids ...
Page 1611: ...Documentation 5 1571 ...
Page 1612: ...1572 Chapter 36 Documentation ...
Page 1706: ...Stretching a surface opening Moving a surface opening 1666 Chapter 36 Spaces ...
Page 1710: ...Offsetting the edge of a window opening on a freeform space surface 1670 Chapter 36 Spaces ...
Page 1956: ...1916 Chapter 42 Fields ...
Page 2035: ...Properties of a detail callout The Properties of a Callout Tool 1995 ...
Page 2060: ...2020 Chapter 45 Callouts ...
Page 2170: ...2130 Chapter 47 AEC Content and DesignCenter ...
Page 2171: ...Other Utilities 6 2131 ...
Page 2172: ...2132 Chapter 48 Other Utilities ...
Page 2182: ...2142 Chapter 51 Reference AEC Objects ...
Page 2212: ...2172 Chapter 52 Customizing and Adding New Content for Detail Components ...
Page 2217: ...AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Menus 54 2177 ...
Page 2226: ...2186 Chapter 54 AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Menus ...
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