I am finally back in my office after a few weeks in training and meetings…
I usually get the request to break or jog a dimension line from customers from the mechanical disciplines. They want to show a broken dimension or to shorten one of those long radius dimensions.
Let’s take the example of a heat exchanger that may be too long to show length to scale so you use the AutoCAD Express Tool Break-Line Symbol.
How would I dimension this? In AutoCAD 2008 we added the DIMJOGLINE Command.
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Cheers,
Shaan
Great Tutorials , thank you
Can i submit your tutorials to my tutorials website with a link to your website?
Thank you
Feel free to spread the knowledge to others with a link back.
Cheers,
Shaan
Is it possible to create a jog for a linear dimension but have it similar to a radius jog? The dimension goes off the page and I am looking to represent the dimension somehow.
J. Tice,
Yes if I understand you correctly and your need you can use a radial jog in AutoCAD. If you want a linear length instead of a radius then that would not be readily possible without customization but you can jog a radial dimension..
Use the DIMJOGGED command.
Regards,
Shaan