Arc Dimension Edit ( Drawing Editor )

Tool summary :

  • Lets you edit one or multiple arc dimensions that you select. Selection filtering is built in.
  • While Arc Dimension Edit can be used to edit one arc dimension at a time, the tool is more commonly used for multi-editing. The preferred way to edit a single arc dimension is to double-click it while ' Default ' is selected as the selection filter.
  • If you preselect multiple types of objects, Arc Dimension Edit will edit only those objects that are arc dimensions. The other objects will remain selected. Click here for an example. Preselection is done in Select Items mode. Here are the steps:

    Select Items bindings (for preselection)

    1. Draw an area box or hold down the Shift key and left-click ( Select+ ) several objects of the same type or of different types.
    2. Invoke Arc Dimension Edit .
    3. The Edit Arc Dimension window opens.
  • In-tool selection takes place when you invoke Arc Dimension Edit with nothing selected or with object types other than arc dimensions selected. The tool brings up Select Item(s) mouse bindings, and the status line prompts you select arc dimensions. Here are the steps:

    1. Invoke Arc Dimension Edit .

      Select Item(s) bindings (for in-tool selection)
    2. Select one or more objects. Built-in selection filtering restricts you to selecting arc dimensions. Press the Enter key when you are done selecting the objects.
    3. The Edit Arc Dimension window opens.
  • To invoke Arc Dimension Edit :

    Method 1 : Click the Arc Dimension Edit icon. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Objects -- Arc Dimensions ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

    Method 2 : If " Drawing Editor layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Objects > Arc Dimensions > Edit .

    Method 3, 4 or 5 : Arc Dimension Edit can also be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the ' Lightning ' layout style, configuration of the interface is done using Customize Interface .

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