Navigate the New Dimension Style dialog, including 7 tabs of options.
Transcript
00:04
Controls on the lines tab are divided into two group boxes
00:07
for controlling settings related to the dimension line and extension lines.
00:12
For example, you can control the color line type and line weight of these elements.
00:17
Adjust the spacing between dimension lines,
00:19
the gap between the object and the extension line origin and so on.
00:25
Switch to the symbols and arrows. Tab
00:28
controls on this tab are organized into six different
00:31
group boxes for controlling arrowheads center marks dimension breaks,
00:35
arc length symbols, radius, jog dimensions and linear jog dimensions.
00:40
In the arrowheads group box note that you can assign different
00:44
arrowhead styles to each end of the dimension line and to leaders
00:48
expand the first drop down.
00:51
The program comes with a large selection of arrowhead styles.
00:54
You can also select a user defined arrowhead
00:59
choose architectural tick
01:01
note that by default,
01:03
the second arrowhead changes so that the same arrowhead style
01:07
is used at each end of the dimension line.
01:10
Whenever you make a change, the preview image updates,
01:14
switch to the text tab.
01:17
In the text appearance group box, you can control the textile, text color,
01:22
fill color, text height and so on
01:25
note that dimension text is based on an existing textile
01:30
other controls on this tab.
01:32
Let you adjust how text displaced and aligned in the drawing
01:37
controls on the fit tab determine how the program handles situations.
01:42
When the text and arrowheads cannot both fit inside the extension lines.
01:47
You can also control whether the dimension style is annotative
01:50
and fine tune. The placement of dimension text
01:55
controls on the remaining three tabs are all related to the dimension text
02:00
on the primary units tab,
02:02
you can control the format and appearance of the primary dimension text.
02:07
In the linear dimensions group box, expand the unit format drop down
02:13
here. You can choose the type of units,
02:15
for example. Although the drawing units are set to decimal, choose architectural
02:22
expand the precision drop down.
02:25
Since you chose architectural units,
02:27
the precision is now measured in fractional inches.
02:31
Select 1/8 inch
02:34
controls in the angular dimensions group box.
02:37
Let you specify the unit format and precision for angular dimensions.
02:43
Switch to the alternate units tab.
02:46
Here you can control whether alternate units are included and if so
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adjust their formatting.
02:53
For example, suppose you want to include millimeters as an alternate unit.
02:57
In addition
02:58
to the architectural primary units,
03:01
first select the display alternate units, check box to enable alternate units.
03:07
Then in the alternate units group box leave the unit format set to
03:11
decimal and note that the multiplier for alt units is already set to 25.4
03:18
which is the number of millimeters in an inch.
03:22
Other controls on this tab are similar to those
03:25
on the primary units tab but affect the alternate units
03:29
on the tolerances tab.
03:31
You can control the inclusion and formatting of tolerances.
03:35
Note that to include tolerance dimensions
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in the tolerance format group box, you must first expand the method, drop down
03:43
and select any method other than none.
03:46
For example, select symmetrical
03:49
the other controls then become available.
03:51
So you can adjust the other tolerance settings.
03:54
Note that when you include alternate units,
03:57
any tolerance you include will be added to the alternate units as well.
04:03
Expand the method drop down and change this back to none
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when you are finished adjusting settings for the new dimension style click. OK.
04:14
That style is immediately added to the list and becomes the current dimension style
04:20
click close to close the dimension style manager dialogue.
00:04
Controls on the lines tab are divided into two group boxes
00:07
for controlling settings related to the dimension line and extension lines.
00:12
For example, you can control the color line type and line weight of these elements.
00:17
Adjust the spacing between dimension lines,
00:19
the gap between the object and the extension line origin and so on.
00:25
Switch to the symbols and arrows. Tab
00:28
controls on this tab are organized into six different
00:31
group boxes for controlling arrowheads center marks dimension breaks,
00:35
arc length symbols, radius, jog dimensions and linear jog dimensions.
00:40
In the arrowheads group box note that you can assign different
00:44
arrowhead styles to each end of the dimension line and to leaders
00:48
expand the first drop down.
00:51
The program comes with a large selection of arrowhead styles.
00:54
You can also select a user defined arrowhead
00:59
choose architectural tick
01:01
note that by default,
01:03
the second arrowhead changes so that the same arrowhead style
01:07
is used at each end of the dimension line.
01:10
Whenever you make a change, the preview image updates,
01:14
switch to the text tab.
01:17
In the text appearance group box, you can control the textile, text color,
01:22
fill color, text height and so on
01:25
note that dimension text is based on an existing textile
01:30
other controls on this tab.
01:32
Let you adjust how text displaced and aligned in the drawing
01:37
controls on the fit tab determine how the program handles situations.
01:42
When the text and arrowheads cannot both fit inside the extension lines.
01:47
You can also control whether the dimension style is annotative
01:50
and fine tune. The placement of dimension text
01:55
controls on the remaining three tabs are all related to the dimension text
02:00
on the primary units tab,
02:02
you can control the format and appearance of the primary dimension text.
02:07
In the linear dimensions group box, expand the unit format drop down
02:13
here. You can choose the type of units,
02:15
for example. Although the drawing units are set to decimal, choose architectural
02:22
expand the precision drop down.
02:25
Since you chose architectural units,
02:27
the precision is now measured in fractional inches.
02:31
Select 1/8 inch
02:34
controls in the angular dimensions group box.
02:37
Let you specify the unit format and precision for angular dimensions.
02:43
Switch to the alternate units tab.
02:46
Here you can control whether alternate units are included and if so
02:51
adjust their formatting.
02:53
For example, suppose you want to include millimeters as an alternate unit.
02:57
In addition
02:58
to the architectural primary units,
03:01
first select the display alternate units, check box to enable alternate units.
03:07
Then in the alternate units group box leave the unit format set to
03:11
decimal and note that the multiplier for alt units is already set to 25.4
03:18
which is the number of millimeters in an inch.
03:22
Other controls on this tab are similar to those
03:25
on the primary units tab but affect the alternate units
03:29
on the tolerances tab.
03:31
You can control the inclusion and formatting of tolerances.
03:35
Note that to include tolerance dimensions
03:38
in the tolerance format group box, you must first expand the method, drop down
03:43
and select any method other than none.
03:46
For example, select symmetrical
03:49
the other controls then become available.
03:51
So you can adjust the other tolerance settings.
03:54
Note that when you include alternate units,
03:57
any tolerance you include will be added to the alternate units as well.
04:03
Expand the method drop down and change this back to none
04:09
when you are finished adjusting settings for the new dimension style click. OK.
04:14
That style is immediately added to the list and becomes the current dimension style
04:20
click close to close the dimension style manager dialogue.
