If unchecked, the system will decide where to place text.
Higher values move the text above the line lower (negative) values move the text below the line.įor ce Text Horizontal: Makes the dimension text horizontal no matter how the dimension is rotated.įor ce Text Inside Extension Line: Keep dimension text between the extension lines, regardless of the distance between the extension lines. A value of zero (default) will place the text on the same level as the dimension line. Tex t Gap: The distance between the dimension text and the dimension line.Īdju stment: Available for Vertical On Line position, The distance of the text above or below the dimension line. Outside places the text on the side of the dimension/leader line opposite the selected dimension/leader points.
Verti cal: Select the text alignment with respect to the dimension/leader line. Leader s - Default Justification(Depends on the leader orientation) Options vary for dimension and leader text. Hori zontal: Select the text alignment with respect to witness lines. Text Movement: These options control how the dimension text is moved when editing the dimension. Te xt Position: Controls the dimension text position: Background fills the frame with the background color. The options are: None, Background and Custom. Height: Sets the height of the dimension text.įont: Specifies the font use in the dimension text.Ĭolor: Sets the color of the dimension text.įrame around text: Draws a rectangular frame around the dimension text.įill Color: Specifies a color which will fill the text frame. Text styles are specified in the Style Manager. Text Style: Select the Text style for the dimension. User defined arrow heads are based by selecting a block. You can specify a custom user defined arrowhead. *Tic, specify the length of the tick extension line. Size: Length of the arrowhead or diameter of the dot. Leader: Select the arrow shape for leader dimensions. This parameter must be set before the dimension is created.ġst and 2nd: Select arrow shapes for the start and end of the dimension. You will not see it in the Properties window for a selected dimension. Note: This parameter is only available when setting the default properties of dimension tools (see Object Properties ). Any dimension associated with the object will be colored blue. To tell whether a dimension is associative, select the object.
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Associative dimensions retain their positions and the dimension text will update when their associated object changes. ĭi mension Size Scale: The scaling factor for displaying the dimension.Ī rc Length: Available for Angular dimension, displays the arc length rather than degree measurement.Īs sociative Dimension: Checked by default. Note: See Auto Dimension Auto Constraint and Calculator Palette - Variables. This value appears in Properties / Format window, as well as the Calculator Palette. Variable Name and Value: If the dimension is produced as a result of Auto Dimensions (most commonly used together with Auto Constraints), the dimension will have a variable name and value assigned to it. For matĬontrols the shape of dimension arrows and the position of text relative to the dimension line. For details on Text parameters, see Text Properties. There is no Text page in dimension Properties, but parameters can be set in the Selection Info palette. You can set the properties for all dimensions, or for just a single dimension.