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- BENT lets you dimension an arc or circle whose center does
- not appear on-screen.
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- You can use BENT to dimension an arc or circle that you
- have not autoscaled. You can tell that you are looking at
- a bent radial dimension when you see part of an arc or
- circle that extends off-screen, along with a dimension
- with a leader line that zigzags.
-
- Cursor select the arc or circle you want to dimension.
-
- Cursor select the reference center of the arc or circle;
- this is the leader's start point.
-
- Cursor select the leader line's first bend, or elbow.
-
- Cursor select the leader line's second elbow. For a sharp
- angle, select almost directly above or below the first
- elbow.
-
- Indicate the dimension text position using an option from
- the Position Menu. Make sure that you place the text
- somewhere between the second elbow and the arc or circle.
-
- CADKEY displays the dimension and its leader lines. If
- you make a mistake, choose UNDO in the Break Area or press
- (Alt)-(I). CADKEY deletes the dimension and leader lines
- and you can indicate another dimension text position.
-