5 - Text, Dimensions & Annotations

Text (T)

• Command to enter a single line of text

• Specify starting point, enter height and rotation angle

Dynamic Text (DText / DT)

• Label with text of the same height, angle, and justification

• Specify starting point

• Input height and rotation

Multiple Text (Mtext)

• To create long text / documents

• Ideal for creating paragraph text

• Pick first and second point

• Adjust properties on property palette

DDEdit (ED)

Command to edit text value

DDModify

Command to edit text location, height, angle, style, justification and value

Spell (SP)

Command to check spelling

%%%

Single percent sign

%%p

Plus/minus symbol

%%d

Degree symbol

%%c

Diameter symbol

%%u

underscore

%%o

%%o

Style (ST)

• Command to load the font file and modify its apperance

• Modify -> Select desired font -> Apply

Dimension Style (DIMSTYLE)

you can edit the dimension style using this command to show the settings

DIMSE1 = ON

no left extension line

DIMSE2 = ON

no right extension line

ticks

Use ____, not arrows

0.0

Arrow size

0.18

Tick size

Horizontal (HOR) & Vertical (VER)

Automatically applied

Continue (CON)

Multiple dimensions placed end to end

Continue (CON)

Origin of each dimension’s second extension line as the origin for the next dimension’s first extension line

Baseline (BAS)

Multiple dimensions measured from the same baseline

Rotated (ROT)

Dimension line placed at an angle to the extension line origins

Aligned (ALI)

DImension line parallel to the extension line origins

Ordinate (OR)

Measure the perpendicular distance from an origin point (datum) to a dimensioned feature

Diameter (DIA)

Measures the diameter from circle and arc

Diameter (DIA)

Displays the text with diameter symbol

Radius (RAD)

Consists of radius dimension line with an arrowhead at the arc or circle end

Center (CEN)

Creates the center mark or centerlines of circles and arcs

Angular (ANG)

To do so, select the object and specify the angle endpoints Or specify the angle vertex and endpoints

Leader (LEA)

An object that is composed of an arrowhead attached to splines or straight line segments

Annotation Scale

controls how large text, arrows, and other annotations appear when changing drawing scales.

Annotation Scale

It adjusts the size of annotative objects relative to the drawing scale, ensuring they stay readable on printed sheets.

status bar

Set annotation scale in the ____