Speeding Up Dimensioning

By now, you should be very familiar with the basic dimensioning techniques available in AutoCAD 2000. It's time now to look at three dimensioning commands that will allow you to work even faster. These are grouped together at the center of the Dimension toolbar (see Figure 14.22).

Figure 14.22. These buttons on the Dimension toolbar access the speed-dimensioning commands: QDIM, Baseline Dimension, and Continue Dimension.

These commands do not involve new types of dimensioning. Rather, they work along with the commands you are familiar with—linear, angular, ordinate, and so on. The Continue and Baseline Dimension commands ...

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