Introduction
                                    
                                        Using AutoCAD to dimension and annotate your drawings
                                            
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                                        Working with dimension annotation
                                            
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                                        What are dimension styles and dimension style families?
                                            
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                                        Other AutoCAD courses in the library
                                            
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                                        Using the exercise files
                                            
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                                        Dimensioning with the AutoCAD interface
                                            
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                                1. Dimension Annotation: An Overview
                                    
                                        Creating a new dimension annotation layer and using the dimension layer override
                                            
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                                        Using the dimension tool (DIM)
                                            
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                                        Using Linear, Aligned, and Angular dimensions
                                            
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                                        Using Arc Length, Radius, and Diameter dimensions
                                            
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                                        Using Jogged Radius and Ordinate dimensions
                                            
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                                        Using the Quick Dimension tool (QDIM)
                                            
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                                        Using Baseline and Continued
                                            
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                                        Adding jog lines to linear and aligned dimensions
                                            
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                                        Adding Center Marks and Centerlines for easy dimensioning
                                            
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                                2. Dimension Styles: Regular and Annotative
                                    
                                        Creating a regular dimension style
                                            
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                                        Adding dimensions using a new dimension style
                                            
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                                        Creating an annotative dimension style
                                            
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                                        Adding annotative dimensions to a drawing
                                            
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                                        Converting a regular dimension to an annotative dimension
                                            
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                                        Adding an annotative object scale to dimensions
                                            
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                                        Altering the visibility of annotative dimensions in layout viewports
                                            
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                                3. Editing Dimension Annotation
                                    
                                        Using grips to edit dimensions
                                            
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                                        Editing dimension text
                                            
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                                        Using dimension text overrides
                                            
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                                        Using DIMBREAK and DIMSPACE
                                            
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                                        Updating and reassociating dimension annotation
                                            
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                                        Working with other dimensioning tools on the Dimensions ribbon panel
                                            
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                                4. Dimension Style Families
                                    
                                        Creating dimension style sub-styles (families)
                                            
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                                        Working with dimension style overrides
                                            
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                                        Deleting and purging dimension styles and families
                                            
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                                5. Cool Dimensioning Tricks
                                    
                                        Dimensioning using geometry
                                            
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                                        Creating annotative dimensions using active layout viewports
                                            
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                                        More features in the dimension tool (DIM)
                                            
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                                Conclusion
                                    
                                        Moving forward with annotative dimensioning
                                            
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                                    Ex_Files_AutoCAD_Annotative_Dimensions.zip
                                    
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