Generally speaking, overriding a dimension's value is one of the cardinal sins of drafting. But we know sometimes it's necessary, so we've given you a way to at least make it obvious that the text doesn't match the actual length.Let's say I've got a 600x1 rectangle, but only an 8.5x11 piece of paper. (For all these images, click on them to see the full-size version.) It fits, but it actually has a hole pattern at each end that I want to show. So I'll create two viewports, and add breaklines. But that means that my dimension showing the length of the rectangle isn't correct anymore. So I'll override it, but I'll also add a Jog Line to the dimension line. This shows that the dimension doesn't represent a real-world distance. Jog Lines couldn't be easier to use. They're on the Dimensions panel of the Annotate tab, and you simply select the dimension and pick a location. You can grip-edit its position later, and you can set the size of the symbol (as a factor of text height) in the Dimension Style Manger. (Now, if you'll really irritate your CAD Manager by overriding a dimension value, then forget I said anything. Or at least don't tell them where you heard about it!)

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