DIMEDIT — Edit Dimension

Changes the text of dimensions or moves it back to its default position.

• Command: DIMEDIT · Global name: _DIMEDIT · Alias: DED, DIMED
• Ribbon: Annotate › Dimensions
• Menu: Dimension

Changes the text of one or more dimensions, or moves the text back to the position given by the style.

Usage

1. Enter DIMEDIT (or DED).
2. Choose the type of editing (Enter: Home).

Enter type of dimension editing [Home/New/Rotate/Oblique] <Home>:

3. With New, type the new text.

Enter dimension text <<>>:

4. Select the dimensions and press Enter. They are redrawn with the change.

Select objects:

Options

• Home (H): the text goes back to its default position if it had been moved (for example, with grips).
• New (N): replaces the text of the dimensions. <> stands for the measurement: <> mm writes the measurement followed by "mm", and <> alone (or Enter) shows the plain measurement again.
• Rotate (R): rotates the text of the dimensions by the angle you enter (0 follows the dimension line again).

Specify angle for dimension text:

• Oblique (O): slants the extension lines of linear and aligned dimensions; select the dimensions and then the angle (Enter: perpendicular).

Enter obliquing angle (press ENTER for none):

Notes

• Selected objects that are not dimensions are ignored.
• To move the text of a dimension, use DIMTEDIT.
• The text of a dimension can also be changed in the PROPERTIES palette.

See also

DIMLINEAR · DIMSTYLE · PROPERTIES · Dimensions