You can control extension
line properties including color, lineweight, overshoot, and offset
length.
You
can
- Specify color and lineweight for visual
effect and plotting
- Suppress one or both extension lines
if they are unnecessary, or if there is not enough space
- Specify
how far beyond from the dimension line the extension line extends
(overshoot)
- Control the extension origin offset,
the distance between the extension line origin, and the start of
the extension line
- Specify a fixed length for extension
lines, as measured from the dimension line toward the extension
line origin
- Specify a noncontinuous linetype, typically
used for centerlines
- Modify the angle of the extension lines
of a selected dimension to make them oblique
Fixed-Length Extension
Lines
With
the Dimension Style Manager, on the Lines tab, you can specify a dimension
style that sets the total length of extension lines starting from
the dimension line toward the dimension origin point.
The extension-line offset distance from the
origin will never be less than the value specified by the DIMEXO system variable.
To modify the display of
extension lines
-
- In the Dimension Style Manager, select
the style you want to change. Click Modify.
- In the Modify Dimension Style dialog
box, Lines tab, under Extension Lines, change the settings as needed.
- Click OK.
- Click Close to exit the Dimension Style
Manager.
CommandsDIMSTYLE
Creates and modifies
dimension styles.
System VariablesDIMCLRE
Assigns colors to extension
lines, center marks, and centerlines.
DIMDLE
Sets the distance the
dimension line extends beyond the extension line when oblique strokes
are drawn instead of arrowheads.
DIMEXE
Specifies how far to
extend the extension line beyond the dimension line.
DIMEXO
Specifies how far extension
lines are offset from origin points.
DIMFXL
Sets the total length
of the extension lines starting from the dimension line toward the
dimension origin.
DIMFXLON
Controls whether extension
lines are set to a fixed length.
DIMLTEX1
Sets the linetype of
the first extension line.
DIMLTEX2
Sets the linetype of
the second extension line.
DIMLWE
Assigns lineweight to
extension lines.
DIMSE1
Suppresses display of
the first extension line.
DIMSE2
Suppresses display of
the second extension line.
