CREATE allows you to create a string of ordinate 
dimensions on the horizontal, vertical, or parallel axis.

Choose whether or not to align ordinate dimensions.

ALIGNED - to create and arrange all dimension ordinate
          text corresponding to text positioning of the
          base ordinate.

NON-ALN (non-aligned) - to create ordinate dimensions
          and text according to positions specified by 
          the user.

Next, indicate whether you want to dimension the
horizontal, vertical, or parallel axes.

If you select the parallel axis, use the displayed 
Position Menu and indicate two positions to specify the
direction of the dimension axis.

After you select the axis you want, indicate a location
for the base (first) ordinate using a Position Menu 
option.

This base ordinate is the beginning position of an 
ordinate string on the specified axis. All ordinates
created after this base position are referred to as
subordinates.

Next, indicate a placement position for ordinate dimension
text. Depending on the alignment method selected earlier,
one of the following actions are taken:

If you selected ALIGNED, the first text position sets the
position for all other text in the string. From this point
on, indicate the desired positions for dimensioning using
the Position Menu displayed. Text is automatically aligned
with the first dimension created. Press <Enter> when the
string is completed.

If you selected NON-ALN, text placement must be positioned
for each ordinate created in the string. The leader line 
is drawn from the position indicated to the text 
dimension.

Continue to indicate placement and dimension text 
positions for each subordinate.

With the DIM MOD switch set to AUTOMAT, each ordinate
dimension is calculated automatically.

With the DIM MOD switch set to MANUAL, the on-line text
editor is activated and you are prompted to enter the
dimension text.

To end the text input, choose the SAVE TX (save text)
option.

Press <Enter> when the ordinate string is completed.

Avoid overlapping leader lines and text by positioning 
them around an imaginary box that has been drawn about the
text in the direction of the axis defined (horizontal,
vertical, or parallel). If a subordinate position is 
indicated within this text box, the text and leader line
will overlap.

<Enter> must be pressed to finalize a string of ordinates.
