Continuing from an Older Dimension

Continuing from an Older Dimension
You may have noticed in step 7 that you had to press ↵ twice to exit the command. As with Continue,
you can draw the baseline dimension from an older dimension by pressing ↵ at the Specify
a second extension line origin [Undo/Select] : prompt. You then get the Select
base dimension: prompt, at which you can either select another dimension or press ↵ again to exit
the command.

Adjusting the Distance between Dimensions
As you work toward a deadline, you may find that you or someone else cut a few corners when
adding dimensions, and a set of parallel dimension lines isn’t accurately placed.



You can quickly adjust the spacing between dimension lines using the Dimspace tool in the
Dimension control panel:
1. Click the Dimspace tool in the Dimensions control panel. You can also choose Dimension 
Dimension Space.
2. At the Select base dimension: prompt, click the dimension closest to the feature being
dimensioned.
3. At the Select dimensions to space: prompt, click the next dimension.
4. Continue to select the other parallel dimensions. When you’re finished with your selection,
press ↵.
5. You see the prompt
Select dimensions to space:
Enter value or [Auto] :
Enter a value for the distance between the dimension lines. This value should be in full-scale
distances. You can also press ↵, and AutoCAD will adjust the distance between dimensions
for you.

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