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Updates any other dimension(s) to the current dimension style you want to apply. Menu: Express>Dimension>Update Dimension Command Entry: DIMUPDATE Command line prompts as follows: Select a dimension for standard: Select a dimension as a base... Read More

This function can help you draw a table. Menu : Express>Table Tools> Draw Table Command Entry : BGE Operation steps: 1. Start the command. 2. Specify the first point of the table. 3. The command line prompts as below. a. Press the Q key and... Read More

Working with block references that represent symbols are essential in some industrial application drawings like electrical schematics, piping, etc. But a headache comes when try to place these blocks accurately overlapping or even breaking other... Read More

Linear dimensions can be created with horizontal, vertical and aligned dimension lines. They can also be stacked or created end to end. Create Horizontal and Vertical Dimensions A horizontal or vertical dimension can be created according to the... Read More

The radius and diameters of arcs (ARC) and circles (CIRCLE) are annotated by Radial dimensions. Optionally centerlines or center marks can be included. DIMRADIUS measures the radius of an arc or circle. DIMDIAMETER measures the diameter of an arc... Read More

An ordinate dimension annotates the perpendicular distance from an origin or base point (the origin of the current UCS). Ordinate dimensions consist of an x- or y-coordinate and a leader. The ordinate dimension text is always aligned with the... Read More

There are three choices for how the COLOR , LINETYPE , and LWEIGHT properties of objects are treated when BLOCK is inserted: Retain their original properties. For this choice, it is recommended that you set the properties individually for each... Read More

Converts spline(s) to numbers of straight lines. Menu : Express tools>Draw> Spline to Line Command Entry : SPLINE2LINE Once the command is started, the command line prompts as follows: Select spline or [Set parameters(S)]: Select spline(s) or... Read More

You can use this function to edit, manage the link relation between a table object and an external EXCEL file. Menu : Express>AutoXlsTable>File Link Management Command Entry : CAOT_AUTOXLSTABLE_MANAGELINK Operation steps: 1. Start the command.... Read More

Alignment Parameter can give dynamic blocks the function of alignment automatically, which can save the step of rotating the blocks. 1. Add a alignment parameter for a roughness symbol Draw a roughness symbol in the Block Editor (BEDIT). Select the... Read More