AutoCAD 2018 and Inventor 2018 Tutorial By Tutorial Books (www.engbookspdf.com)

Part 1: AutoCAD Basics
Select the horizontal dimension with the
value 30. Next, right-click; the dimension
will be updated with the current the
dimension style.
Type-in DS in the command line, and then
press Enter.
On the Drafting Settings dialog, click the
Snap and Grid tab.
In the Drafting Settings dialog, set Snap
type to Isometric snap and click OK.
Using the Oblique tool
The Oblique tool is used to incline the extension
lines of a dimension. This tool is very useful while
dimensioning the isometric drawings. It can also be
used in 2D drawings when the dimensions overlap
with each other.
Example:
In this example, you will create an isometric
drawing and add dimensions to it. Next, you will
use the Oblique tool to change the angle of the
dimension lines.
Turn on the Snap Mode and the Ortho
Mode. Also, turn on the Dynamic Input.
Click Zoom All on the Navigation Bar.
Type L in the command line and press
ENTER.
Click at a random point and move the
pointer vertically.
Type 40 in the command line and press
ENTER; a vertical line will be created.
Move the pointer toward right; you will
notice that an inclined line is attached to the
pointer.
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