Expert: Bob - 3/7/2009

Question
Hi Bob,
How do you do take a long wall and automatically create a correctly dimensioned wall with the center section removed from the sketch? I thought that I could take the complete wall and dimension it. Then take two construction lines(some distance from each end) and then pull these two lines together. The dimension across the top should continue to show the complete distance and a breakline should be shown at each constuction line. There must be a way to do this but I must be searching with the wrong keywords. Can you help me with the correct function?
Thanks


Answer
HI

Sorry, I am getting full up with questions in which the person does not give their experience level, purpose of what they are doing, and the release of AutoCAD he or she is using --- please write back with these, so I can avoid tearing out my hair for a half hour, trying to cover all bases in my reply.

You use a number of terms I would not use, so perhaps you are self taught???? (dangerous) I am also flummoxed by your use of construction lines -- I never use them. I really cant follow your method.

However, IF you are merely wanting an object to show the "real dimension", when you are displaying a truncated version of the object, simply edit the dimension text. Of course, since you say it's a wall, I wonder if it's a 3D object, and you are wanting to change the automatic dimensions in a AutoCAD Architecture???

Do you see why I can't answer from what you send?

BOB