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    Where can I find and alter the layer that linear dimensioning end up on? I'm using a third-party add-in (Microvellum) for drafting so this may be responsible as well. But our dimensions end up on 2D_Text and I can't find where to change this to its own dimensioning layer. I would think the Dimension editor would be the place but no where in there do I see a layer assignment. Thanks.

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    Autocad places dimensions on the current layer. There is no setting, that I know of, to force them onto a pre-set layer. Unless you're using a custom lisp routine to place linear dimensions?

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    As mentioned, dimensions (among other entities) are created on the current layer. It is possible, with custom programming, to alter the dimension commands so that dimensions are created on a certain layer.

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