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Using the DIMSPACE command

Using the DIMSPACE command - AutoCAD Tutorial

From the course: AutoCAD: Tips & Tricks

Using the DIMSPACE command

- [Instructor] Welcome to another tip and trick in the world of AutoCAD. Now, what we're going to look at today is the DIMSPACE command. So we're going to be looking at our annotation. So we'll be using the Annotate tab up on the ribbon there, as you can see. Now, the DIMSPACE command allows you to apply a specific distance between consecutive dimensions on your drawing. Now, you'll notice we've got another new drawing for you for this particular tip and trick. It's called ANNOTATE_DIMSPACECommand.dwg. As usual, you can download that from the website to follow along with the video. Now, the benefit you have with the DIMSPACE command is that it allows you again to tidy up all of your dimensions and make sure that they all look professional and neat and tidy on your drawing. Now, at the moment, everything's quite consistent. You can see the top line of dimensions there between the grid lines, and then underneath that, you've got another line of dimensions doing all the openings for the…

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