Dimension Settings - Lines
This page is used to configure the Dimension and Projection Lines.
Add Lines
Switch this option on if dimension and projection lines are to be added. The result of changing any of these settings can immediately be seen in the preview window.
Dimension Line
Terminator Style
From the drop-down list choose the required style.
- Narrow Open Arrow
- Wide Open Arrow
- Closed Arrow
- Closed Filled Arrow
- Oblique Stroke
Terminator Size
Enter the required size.
Leader Length
Enter the required leader line length.
Show Radial Lines
Switch this option on if you require radial lines to be displayed on radius dimensions.
Projection Line
Parallel Offset
Enter the required offset between successive parallel dimension lines.
Dimension Gap
Enter the required gap between the entity being dimensioned and the projection line coming from it.
Projection Ascent
Enter the required distance that the projection line continues beyond the associated dimension line.
Dimension Settings - Labels
This page is used to configure the dimension text.
Text style
From the drop-down list of styles that are defined for the current drawing or template, choose the required one. Alternatively press the Custom button to define specific settings for this dimension setting.
Force palette colour on label
Switch this option on if the text label should always be assigned the appropriate palette colour.
Format specifier
Enter the required format string. The '%' character represents the dimension value. %1 and %2 can be used to access the dual formats as described on the Formatting page. There is also a special format specifier, %/HR, which causes fractional numbers to be output differently. This causes the fractional part to be always displayed giving the number of sixteenths. For example, 1 8/16 will be displayed as 1:08, 5 2/16 displayed as 5:02 etc.
Orientation
Select the required orientation.
- Parallel - the text label will be drawn parallel to the dimension line
- Base line - similar to Above line except that the text is closer to the dimension line
- Horizontal - the text label will always be drawn horizontally
Position
Select the required settings.
- Above line - the text label will be position outside the dimension line
- Break line - the dimension line will be split and the text label positioned between the two sections
Dimension Settings - Formatting
Use this page to configure the formatting of text within a dimension entity.
Value
You can configure two different styles of text format, Primary and Secondary. From the drop-down list choose the required one. The format to use is then specified in the Format specifier field on the Labels page.
Distances
You configure settings associated with distance dimensions in this area.
Unit
From the drop-down list choose the required units - mm, cm, m, inch, foot or point.
Suffix
Enter the required suffix.
Decimal places
Enter the required number of decimal places to display.
Remove trailing zeros
Switch this option on if trailing zeros are to be removed from the displayed value.
Display fractions
Switch this option on if you want to display fractions rather than decimal values.
Reduce denominator
Switch this option on to use the smallest possible denominator.
Denominator
Enter the required value here.
Angles
You configure settings associated with angular dimensions in this area.
Unit
From the drop-down list choose the required units - rad, deg or grad.
Suffix
Enter the required suffix.
Decimal places
Enter the required number of decimal places to display.
Remove trailing zeros
Switch this option on if trailing zeros are to be removed from the displayed value.
Display fractions
Switch this option on if you want to display fractions rather than decimal values.
Reduce denominator
Switch this option on to use the smallest possible denominator.
Denominator
Enter the required value here.
Radius
Prefix
Enter the required prefix for radius dimensions.
Diameter
Prefix
Enter the required prefix for diameter dimensions.
Dimension Settings - Tolerances
Use this page to configure the optional tolerances on dimension values.
Display tolerances
Switch this option on if you wish to have tolerances displayed and then choose the required style of tolerance.
- Plus / Minus deviation - display tolerance value with ±
- Minimum / Maximum - display two dimension values, upper and lower
Upper limit
Enter the required upper tolerance value.
Lower limit
Enter the required lower tolerance value.
Dimension Settings - Auto-size
Use this page to configure auto-sizing of dimensions. This enables the dimension parts to appear the correct size regardless of the size of the drawing.
Auto-size
Switch this option on to enable auto-sizing, whereby certain attributes are sized according to the extents of the current drawing at the time of creation.
Use the slider to define the required size and then switch on the dimension parts that you wish to be sized automatically.
Note that the sizes might need recalculating as the drawing extents change; this may be done using the Tidy Dimensions tool.