This tip is one that provokes a "I
didn't know I could do that" comment from most people.
Typically when users
edit dimensions they select
the dimension to be edited without a command
active to activate the dimensions grips. Then, by making one of
the extension line grips hot,
the line would be stretched to the correct
location. Unbelievable
to most users, you can actually trim or
extend associative dimensions to other geometry. That's
right, trim and extend. Go ahead, try it
yourself, it's truly amazing to watch. Open
a session of AutoCAD and try it!
Create some geometry that typically allows itself to
be a trimming edge or an extension boundary such as a
line. Now create a couple of
dimensions and issue the trim or extend command and select the
line you drew. At
the second prompt pick one of the dimensions.
Viola! It actually snaps that dimension to
the trim or extension object. Now you
don't have to trim or extend an entity and then grip edit or stretch the
dimension to the correct position. Just trim
or extend that Associative dimension to the right spot
along with the geometry. Too cool.
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