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Create a new dimension style.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
2 min.
Transcript
00:04
To create a new dimension style.
00:06
Click new to open the create new dimension style dialogue
00:11
in the new style name field.
00:13
The program initially it assigns a name based on the
00:16
dimension style that was current when you started the command.
00:20
Enter the name for the new style arch dash W dash alt
00:26
you can expand the start with drop down to base
00:29
the new dimension style on a different existing style.
00:32
Leave this set to annotative.
00:35
Also leave the annotative check box selected so
00:38
that the new style will also be annotative
00:41
so that dimensions created using the style automatically
00:44
update when you change the annotation scale,
00:48
leave the use four setting unchanged and click continue.
00:53
Now you see the new dimension style dialogue,
00:56
the dialogue title bar also shows the name of the new style.
01:01
The dialogue has seven tabs
01:03
controls on each tab enable you to adjust different aspects of the dimension style.
01:09
There are more than 70 different settings you can
01:11
use to control nearly every aspect of the dimension.
Video transcript
00:04
To create a new dimension style.
00:06
Click new to open the create new dimension style dialogue
00:11
in the new style name field.
00:13
The program initially it assigns a name based on the
00:16
dimension style that was current when you started the command.
00:20
Enter the name for the new style arch dash W dash alt
00:26
you can expand the start with drop down to base
00:29
the new dimension style on a different existing style.
00:32
Leave this set to annotative.
00:35
Also leave the annotative check box selected so
00:38
that the new style will also be annotative
00:41
so that dimensions created using the style automatically
00:44
update when you change the annotation scale,
00:48
leave the use four setting unchanged and click continue.
00:53
Now you see the new dimension style dialogue,
00:56
the dialogue title bar also shows the name of the new style.
01:01
The dialogue has seven tabs
01:03
controls on each tab enable you to adjust different aspects of the dimension style.
01:09
There are more than 70 different settings you can
01:11
use to control nearly every aspect of the dimension.
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