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Original Tip Date: July 2005 Updated: December 2009 Here's a gem from Micahel Hall : If you're using Place Note to place leader lines but not text, change the command to read: place note icon;dmsg closedialog 1 wordproc Note: This keyin does not work in V8i. The word processor will still flash...

Original Tip Date: Feb 16, 2001 Dimension an arc's length To dimension an arc's length: Use the keyin dimension arc size or select Dimension Arc Size from the Angular Dimensions tool box. Note, you may need to adjust this dimension setting first: Element > Dimensions > Unit Format >...

Original Tip Date: Mar. 5, 2001 Stop dimension text from flipping! To stop your dimension text from flipping when a view is rotated, use the following keyin. (Note that this has to be set before the dimension text is placed.) mdl l calculat;calc tcb->ad4.ext_dimflg.viewRotation=1 To use with a macro...

Original Tip Date: Oct. 31, 2002 Reinstating the original dimension value If you've edited your dimension text to read something other than what's been auto-generated, you can re-instate the original value by entering a * in text editor. Of course, this is when you are using the Edit Text tool...