Introduction to AutoCAD 2011- P6: The purpose of writing this book is to produce a text suitable for students in Further and/or Higher Education who are required to learn how to use the computer-aided design (CAD) software package AutoCAD 2011. Students taking examinations based on CAD will find the contents of the book of great assistance. | Dimensions and Text 149 Fig. The AutoCAD Message window showing that spelling check is complete Fig. The Spell Check. icon in the Annotate Text panel Continue until all text is checked. When completely checked an AutoCAD Message appears Fig. . If satisfied click its OK button. REVISION NOTES 1. In the Line and Arrows sub-dialog of the Dimension Style Manager dialog Lineweights were set to . If these lineweights are to show in the drawing area of AutoCAD 2011 the Show Hide Lineweight button in the status bar must be set ON. 2. Dimensions can be added to drawings using the tools from the Annotate Dimensions panel or by entering dim followed by abbreviations for the tools at the command line. 3. It is usually advisable to use osnaps when locating points on a drawing for dimensioning. 4. The Style and Angle of the text associated with dimensions can be changed during the dimensioning process. 5. When wishing to add tolerances to dimensions it will probably be necessary to make new settings in the Dimension Style Manager dialog. 6. There are two methods for adding text to a drawing - Single Line Text and Multiline Text. 7. When adding Single Line Text to a drawing the Return key must be used and not the right-hand mouse button. 8. Text styles can be changed during the process of adding text to drawings. 9. AutoCAD 2011 uses two types of text style - AutoCAD SHX fonts and Windows True Type fonts. 10. Most True Type fonts can be in bold bold italic italic or regular format. AutoCAD fonts can only be added in the single format. 11. To obtain the symbols 0 use c p d before the figures of the dimension. 12. Text spelling can be checked with by selecting Object Text Edit. from the Modify dropdown menu by selecting Spell Check. from the Annotate Text panel or by entering spell or sp at the command line. CHAPTER 6 150 Introduction to AutoCAD 2011 Exercises Methods of constructing answers to the following exercises can be found in the free website http .
