Dimbreak and dimension arrows

[cmiller]

Is there any way, besides using wipeouts, to break a dimension line over arrows? Is there something I'm missing and can't find? Sees a dimension is a dimension and all entities of that dimension should be recognized.
Any input is appreciated.

Chad

[pendean]

DIMBREAK command not an option?

Otherwise you might just need one sheet for dimensions and one sheet for notes to reduce the clutter.

[cmiller]

Yes dimbreak is an option. I use it a good bit. What I don't understand is why, over arrows, dimbreak does not recognize the arrows as part of the same dimension.

Take a look at the attachment. The 1'-10 measurement breaks over the 2'-1" dimension. However, the 3'+ dimension does not. Both of the dimensions have been dimbreak'd.....One is over the arrow, and does not break. The other is over the baseline and does break.

[Anonymous]

I use dimbreak quite often, and never noticed this behavior before, but you are correct, it doesn't recognize the arrow as being something to break for. At least 2020.1 behaves this way- I didn't look to verify if previous releases did or not. You could use the "manual" option, same as for any other object, but the drawback there is if you move the arrowhead you created a break for, the break will not automatically follow as it does with either a dimline, extension line, leader, etc. Not sure if this is a bug or not, maybe something the developers just never thought of or noticed?

[cmiller]

I'm still using Acad Mech 2019.0.1

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

@cmiller 

I don't know what's going on behind that ... however, I can present a workaround.

Create a block that looks like an arrow, about 5 times bigger than your dimension arrows are.

Then use this block in your dimension style, the arrow size in the dimension style should then be 1/5 of the default.

... gives you that result:

Sample drawing attached.

- alfred -

[cmiller]

What we've been doing is just add a wipeout. Any movement of the dim though, one has to make sure to grab the wipeout also.