User Manual - Page 590

For AUTOCAD 2011.

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Then…If you want to…
in the drawing or by entering one
on the command line. Press ENTER,
and click in the drawing at the de-
sired insertion point.
NOTE If your selection set con-
tains objects with different dir-
ections, the rotation is calcu-
lated with reference to the first
selected object.
enter a (Align) on the command
line, and press ENTER. Then, select
insert the dimension group aligned
parallel to an object other than the
dimensioned object the object to which to align the di-
mension group. Press ENTER, and
click in the drawing at the desired
insertion point.
NOTE The direction of the di-
mension group is dependent
on the rotation of the chosen
object. The drawing direction
of the object has no influence
on the dimension group direc-
tion.
Working with Cut Planes in a Project
You can set a global cut plane for each display configuration in a drawing,
and individual cut planes for objects like walls, curtain walls, and wall
openings. For more information, see Viewing Display Configurations on page
802.
The Global Cut Plane
You can set a cut plane for a display configuration in a drawing. All objects
included in that display configuration are cut at the height defined in the
display configuration, unless they have an object-specific cut plane override.
Each display configuration can have a different cut plane. For more
534 | Chapter 6 Drawing Management
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