Adding Dimensions To Drawings - Autodesk 057A1-09A111-1001 - AutoCAD LT 2009 User Manual

Term
Power Erase
title block
tolerance

Adding Dimensions to Drawings

AutoCAD Mechanical offers various dimensioning tools. Use automatic
dimensioning to add dimensions to a bushing, and then change these
dimensions.
To open a file
Open the file tut_bushing.dwg in the tutorials folder. On the command
line, enter OPEN.
NOTE The path to the folder containing tutorial files is;
Windows Vista : C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Autodesk\ACADM
2009\Acadm\Tutorial
Windows
Documents\Autodesk\ACADM 2009\Acadm\Tutorial
The file contains a drawing of a bushing.
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Definition
Power Dimensioning selects the type of linear dimension
(horizontal, vertical, or aligned), based on the selected point,
and the dimensions of the drawing can have a uniform style
using the distance snap.
Command for deleting. Use Power Erase when you delete part
reference numbers or dimensions that were created with
Power Dimensioning and Automatic Dimensioning.
A title block contains a series of attributes. Some already have
values. The pre-assigned values can be modified, and the va-
cant attributes can be completed with new values.
The total amount by which a given dimension (nominal size)
may vary (for example, 20 0.1).
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XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared