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5 Specify the position of the AEC dimension by clicking the desired position in the drawing. The AEC
dimension can, for example, be placed above or below the object.
6 Do any of the following:
Drag the mouse to set the direction of the dimension. The extension lines are drawn into the opposite
direction.
To place the AEC dimension perpendicular to a point in the drawing, enter perp (Perpendicular) on
the command line, and specify the point the dimension is perpendicular to.
To set a user-specified angle for the AEC dimension, enter the desired angle on the command line.
NOTE The angle you specify here is calculated in relation to the UCS, and not to the dimensioned object.
7 When prompted to erase the original AutoCAD dimension, press
or enter y (Yes) to erase it.
The resulting AEC dimension is displayed as follows:
If
you selected only one AutoCAD dimension
you selected more than one AutoCAD dimension

Copying Properties of AEC Dimensions to AutoCAD Dimensions

Use this procedure to copy the display properties of an AEC dimension to an AutoCAD dimension without converting
the AutoCAD dimension. In this case, a number of display attributes are changed while the functionality and behavior
of the AutoCAD dimension are not changed.
NOTE When you copy the properties of an AEC dimension to an AutoCAD object dimension (DIMASSOC = 2), the associativity
of the resulting AutoCAD dimension is lost. Therefore, copy properties to an associative AutoCAD dimension only as the last
step in your drawing process, or use traditional, non-associative AutoCAD dimensions (DIMASSOC = 1).
The following dimension display properties are copied from the AEC dimension to the AutoCAD dimension:
AutoCAD dimension style: AEC dimensions have an underlying AutoCAD dimension style, defining settings
for the dimension not explicitly set in the AEC dimension style.
When you copy the properties of an AEC dimension to an AutoCAD dimension, the underlying AutoCAD dimension
style of the AEC dimension is applied to the AutoCAD dimension.
For detailed information about the connection between AutoCAD dimension styles and AEC dimension styles, see
AEC Dimension Styles and AutoCAD Dimension
Superscript settings: If you have specified superscripted millimeters for AEC dimensions, this is applied to the
AutoCAD dimension.
For more information about superscripts, see
Extension line length: The extension length you have specified for your AEC dimension is applied to the
AutoCAD dimension.
When you copy the properties of an AEC dimension to an AutoCAD dimension that has a different extension line
length, the definition points of the AutoCAD dimension are adjusted to the new length.
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Then
the new AEC dimension is inserted at the same position as
the AutoCAD dimension. If you did not erase the original
AutoCAD dimension, the AEC dimension is placed on top of
it.
the new AEC dimension is inserted according to your
specifications from steps 6 and 7. If you did not erase the
original AutoCAD dimensions, they remain in their original
positions.
Styles" on page 1877.
Specifying AEC Dimension
to keep the AutoCAD dimension,
ENTER
Preferences" on page 1853.