You can control dimension
line properties including color, lineweight, and spacing.
You can control several aspects of a dimension
line. You can
- Specify color and lineweight for visual
effect and plotting
- Suppress the dimension line or, if the
dimension line is broken by text, one or both halves
- Control the spacing between successive
dimension lines in baseline dimensions
- Control the distance by which the dimension
line extends beyond the extension lines for architectural tick (oblique
stroke) arrowheads
To modify the display of
dimension lines
-
- In the Dimension Style Manager, select
the style you want to change. Click Modify.
- In the Modify Dimension Style dialog
box, Lines tab, change the settings under Dimension Lines as needed.
- Click OK.
- Click Close to exit the Dimension Style
Manager.
CommandsDIMSTYLE
Creates and modifies
dimension styles.
System VariablesDIMCLRD
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.
DIMDLI
Controls the spacing
of the dimension lines in baseline dimensions.
DIMGAP
Sets the distance around
the dimension text when the dimension line breaks to accommodate
dimension text.
DIMLTYPE
Sets the linetype of
the dimension line.
DIMLWD
Assigns lineweight to
dimension lines.
DIMSD1
Controls suppression
of the first dimension line and arrowhead.
DIMSD2
Controls suppression
of the second dimension line and arrowhead.
DIMSOXD
Suppresses arrowheads
if not enough space is available inside the extension lines.
DIMTOFL
Controls whether a dimension
line is drawn between the extension lines even when the text is
placed outside.
