AutoCAD: Working with Dimensions

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Free Online Course: AutoCAD: Working with Dimensions provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. AutoCAD: Working with Dimensions is taught by Scott Onstott.

Overview
  • Learn how to annotate technical drawings with dimensions styles, text, and multileaders block text.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • Using the exercise files
    1. Creating Dimensions
    • Creating linear dimensions and adjusting their properties
    • Baseline and continued linear dimensions
    • Aligned and angular dimensions
    • Radius, diameter and arc length dimensions
    2. Dimension Styles
    • Editing dimension styles
    • Dimension style overrides
    • Creating dimension substyles
    3. Dimensioning Engineering Drawings
    • Specifying lateral tolerances in dimension styles and objects
    • Creating geometric tolerance objects
    • Adding inspection parameters
    4. Controlling Dimension Associativity
    • Understanding the DIMASSOC system variable
    • Exploding, monitoring, and reassociating dimensions
    5. Fine-Tuning Dimensions
    • Overriding dimension text
    • Repositioning and reorienting dimension text
    • Altering extension lines
    • Spacing and breaking dimension objects
    6. Labeling with Multileaders
    • Making leaders
    • Attaching blocks to leaders
    • Styling multileaders
    Conclusion
    • Next steps