Dimension Styles

Dimension styles are used to change the appearance of the dimensions that are used for Pillar dimensions etc.

Editing Dimension Styles

1

Select the 'Dimension Styles' option from the Add Misc Dims button on the HOME ribbon as highlighted below.

2

The following dialog will now be displayed, which also contains settings you can use as a base for Pillar Dimensions, giving the result shown in the picture below. If you want to adjust these further then please got to step 3

3

Adjust the settings in the above dialog appropriately using the available options below:

Style Name - The name of the style. Select the name from the list to modify the various settings. This does not change the current style it only changes the settings of the selected style when closing the box.

Add/Update - If you edit/input a new name in the Style Name box this button automatically highlights. Click to add the new name to the list. The new style uses the settings of the selected style when the new name was entered. A soon as you change any setting this button name changes to update. Click this to save the style settings. Note. Only the selected style is saved when closing the box, it is important.

Delete - Select this to delete the selected Style. A message is displayed for you to confirm

Text Font - The font face of the text, the list comprises fonts found on the computer.

Text Colour - This is the colour/pen/line width of all of the dimension text.

Text Height - The height of the text string in the current Units. There is an option to update this value should the drawing scale be changed.

Text Offset - The distance from the dimension line to the text string in the current Units. There is an option to update this value should the drawing scale be changed.

Bold - Bold Modifier for text.

Italic - Italic Modifier for text.

Rounding - When switched on allows an rounding setting for overriding the precision setting in the system units. You can set this for linear and angular dimensions.

Plottable - A dimension style can be included or exclude from printing with this option.

Terminator Type - The type of dimension terminator, the choices are arrow, filled arrow, oblique & dot.

Terminator Colour - This is the colour/pen/line width of all of the dimension terminator.

Terminator Length - The length/size of the terminator in the current Units. There is an option to update this value should the drawing scale be change.

Leader Line Colour - This is the colour/pen/linewidth of all of the dimension leader line.

Leader Line Offset - The distance from the dimension point to the leader line in the current Units. There is an option to update this value should the drawing scale be change.

Leader Line Extension - The distance the dimension leader extends beyond the dimension line in the current Units. There is an option to update this value should the drawing scale be change.

Dimension Line Colour - This is the colour/pen/linewidth of all of the dimension line.

Close - Click the this button to close the Dimension Styles dialog box. If the style selected has changed the system prompts you to save the changes. Click OK to save or cancel to discard the changes.