You can create your
own custom arrowheads.
Arrowheads
are stored as block definitions. To use your own arrowhead, provide
the name of an existing block definition. For information about
creating blocks, see Create Blocks Within a Drawing.
NoteAnnotative blocks
cannot be used as custom arrowheads for dimensions or leaders.
Arrowhead
sizing relies on the overall dimension scale factor. When you create
a dimension, the block is inserted where the arrowheads would normally go.
The object's X and Y scale factors
are set to arrowhead size overall
scale. The dimension line is trimmed by text
gap x overall scale units at each end. To trim the dimension
line, the rightmost block is inserted with a zero rotation angle for
horizontal dimensioning. The leftmost block is rotated 180 degrees
about its insertion point.
NoteThe insertion point a block is defined with affects its placement
as a custom arrowhead on a dimension or leader. For information
on changing the insertion point of a block, see
Create Drawing Files for Use as Blocks.
If you use paper-space scaling, the scale factor
is computed before applying it to the arrowhead size value.
To use your own arrowhead
symbol
-
- In the Dimension Style Manager, select
the style you want to change. Click Modify.
- In the Dimension Style Manager, Symbols
and Arrows tab, under Arrowheads, select User Arrow from the First
arrowhead list.
- In the Select Custom Arrow Block dialog
box, enter the name of your block. Click OK.
- To choose a different custom arrowhead
for the second arrowhead, repeat steps 3 and 4, choosing User Arrow
from the Second arrowhead list (optional).
- Click OK.
- Click Close to exit the Dimension Style
Manager.
CommandsBLOCK
Creates a block definition
from selected objects.
DIMSTYLE
Creates and modifies
dimension styles.
WBLOCK
Writes objects or a
block to a new drawing file.
System VariablesDIMASZ
Controls the size of
dimension line and leader line arrowheads.
DIMBLK
Sets the arrowhead block
displayed at the ends of dimension lines.
DIMBLK1
Sets the arrowhead for
the first end of the dimension line when DIMSAH is on.
DIMBLK2
Sets the arrowhead for
the second end of the dimension line when DIMSAH is on.
DIMCLRD
Assigns colors to dimension
lines, arrowheads, and dimension leader lines.
DIMDLE
Sets the distance the
dimension line extends beyond the extension line when oblique strokes
are drawn instead of arrowheads.
DIMSAH
Controls the display
of dimension line arrowhead blocks.
DIMTSZ
Specifies the size of
oblique strokes drawn instead of arrowheads for linear, radius,
and diameter dimensioning.
