Dimension Styles EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 1
Dimension Styles The appearance of dimensions is controlled by over 70 different settings. Dimension Styles are saved configurations of these 70 settings. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 2
Dimension Styles Dimension variables are AutoCAD system variables that help you control the way dimensions look. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 3
Dimension Styles Create a dimension style that has the desired dimension appearance. Name the style appropriately. Dimension styles can have a family of settings that allow you to have different settings for each type of dimension. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 4
Creating Dimension Styles EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 5
Creating Dimension Styles To use dimensions most effectively 1. Create a dimension style 2. Use the style to create dimensions 3. AVOID Dimension Overrides. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 6
Creating Dimension Styles You can customize dimension styles to correspond to drafting standards such as: ASME/ANSI ISO MIL Architectural Structural Civil EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 7
Creating Dimension Styles Dimension Styles are created using the Dimension Styles dialog box and is selected by: Picking the Dimension Styles button in the Dimension tool bar OR Picking Dimension Style in the Format pulldown menu OR Entering D or DDIM at the Command: prompt EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 8
Creating Dimension Styles The Dimension Style area of the Dimension Style dialog box displays the name of the style. Standard. If additional styles exist they are accessed in the drop-down list. The Name text box is where you input the dimension style name or rename an existing style. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 9
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 10
Creating Dimension Styles New button Creates new dimension styles Name Recognizable name for new dimension style. Start with You can base new dimension style on an existing dimension style. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 11
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 12
Creating Dimension Styles Use For button Use for All dimensions Linear dimensions Angular dimensions Radial dimensions Diameter dimensions Ordinance dimensions Leaders Tolerances EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 13
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Creating Dimension Styles Modify button Allows changes to the currently selected style. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 16
Creating Dimension Styles Override button An OVERRIDE is a temporary change to the current style setting. The override settings are lost when any other style is selected as current again!! EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 17
Creating Dimension Styles Compare button Allows you to view the properties of two styles side by side. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 18
Creating Dimension Styles EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 19
Creating Dimension Styles - The Lines and Arrows Tab EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 20
Color The Lines and Arrows Tab ByBlock Individual color EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 21
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 22
The Lines and Arrows Tab Lineweight ByBlock Individual lineweights. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 23
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 24
The Lines and Arrows Tab Extend beyond ticks Only active with tic marks. Allows the dimension line to extend past the tic mark. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 25
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 26
The Lines and Arrows Tab Baseline Spacing Sets the spacing between dimension lines of baseline dimensions. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 27
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 28
The Lines and Arrows Tab Suppress Dim Line 1 or Dim Line 2 Prevents the display of either Dim Line 1 or Dim Line 2. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 29
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 30
The Lines and Arrows Tab Extension Lines Color. ByBlock Individual color Lineweight. ByBlock Individual lineweight EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 31
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 32
The Lines and Arrows Tab Extension Lines Extend beyond dim lines. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 33
The Lines and Arrows Tab Extension Lines Offset from origin. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 34
The Lines and Arrows Tab Extension Lines Suppress. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 35
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 36
The Lines and Arrows Tab Arrows Style - Left Style - Right Leader arrows Style Arrow size EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 37
The Lines and Arrows Tab EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 38
The Lines and Arrows Tab Center Mark for Circles (DIMCEN). None. Mark. Line. Size Negative - lines extend outside circle Positive - lines do not extend outside circle. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 39
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 40
Creating Dimension Styles - The TEXT Tab EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 41
Text The Text Tab Style Text styles currently available in drawing. Color ByBlock Individual color Height 0.125 is architectural standard height. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 42
Text The Text Tab Fraction height scale A value of 1.0 = fraction height same as text size. Draw frame around text. Draws a rectangle around the text. Distance from text is determined by offset from dim line value. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 43
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EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 46
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 47
The Text Tab Text Placement - Vertical Centered Default Dimension text placed in gap in dimension line. Above Architectural drafting. Dimension text placed ABOVE dimension line. Outside Dimension text placed OUTSIDE dimension. JIS - Japanese Industrial Standards. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 48
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 49
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 50
The Text Tab Text Placement - Horizontal Centered Dimension text is centered on dimension line. At Ext Line 1 Dimension text is placed at Ext Line 1. At Ext Line 2 Dimension text is placed at Ext Line 2. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 51
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 52
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 53
The Text Tab Text Placement - Horizontal Over Ext Line 1 Dimension text is placed with and over Ext Line 1. Not common. Over Ext Line 2 Dimension text is placed with and over Ext Line 2. Not common. Offset from dim line Sets gap between dimension line and dimension text. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 54
The Text Tab Text Alignment Horizontal Draws unidirectional dimension text. Aligned with dimension line Draws aligned dimension text. ISO Standard Aligned text when the text is between the extension lines. Horizontal dimensions when the text is outside the extension lines. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 55
Creating Dimension Styles - The Fit Tab EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 56
The Fit Tab Fit tab controls the placement of Text Arrows. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 57
The Fit Tab Fit tab Either the text or the arrows, whichever fits best. Arrows. Text. Both text and arrows. Always keep text between extension lines. Suppress arrows if they don t fit inside the extension lines. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 58
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 59
The Fit Tab Text placement Beside the dimension line. Over the dimension line, with a leader. Over the dimension line, without a leader. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 60
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 61
The Fit Tab Scale for Dimension Features Used to set the scale factor for all dimension features in the entire drawing. Scale dimensions to layout (paper space) Sets overall scale to adjust to active paper space viewport, by setting the scale equal to the viewport scale factor. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 62
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 63
The Fit Tab Fine tuning Allows maximum flexibility for placing dimension text. Place text manually Allows control over text placement and dimension line length outside dimension lines. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 64
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 65
The Fit Tab Fine tuning Allows maximum flexibility for placing dimension text. Always draw dim line between ext lines Forces a dimension line inside extension lines, even if the arrows and text are outside the extension lines. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 66
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 67
The Primary Units Tab EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 68
Primary Units Tab Primary Units Tab Unit Format Precision Fraction Format Decimal Separator Round off Prefix Suffix EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 69
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 70
Primary Units Tab Primary Units Tab Unit Format Scientific Decimal Engineering Architectural Fractional Windows Desktop EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 71
Primary Units Tab Primary Units Tab Unit Format Decimal Decimal inches Decimal millimeters Normally used on mechanical drawings for manufacturing. Initial precision is four decimal places. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 72
Primary Units Tab Primary Units Tab Unit Format Engineering Civil (maps, plot plans, etc. Initial precision - four decimal places EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 73
Primary Units Tab Primary Units Tab Unit Format Architectural Feet, inches and fractional inches Initial precision - 1/16 inch EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 74
Primary Units Tab Primary Units Tab Unit Format Fractional Scientific Very large or very small values Initial precision - four decimal places. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 75
Primary Units Tab Primary Units Tab Precision How many zeroes follow the decimal place. Fraction Format Diagonal Horizontal Not Stacked (Architectural only) EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 76
Primary Units Tab Primary Units Tab Decimal Separator Commas Periods (default) Spaces EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 77
Primary Units Tab Primary Units Tab Round off Default = zero (no rounding) 0.1 = rounded to nearest 0.1 1.188 = 1.2 EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 78
Primary Units Tab Primary Units Tab Prefix Special notes or symbols placed in front of the dimension text. Example: SR3.5 (Spherical radius) Suffix Special notes or symbols placed after the dimension text. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 79
Primary Units Tab Measurement Scale If value = 1, dimension values are displayed the same as they are measured. If value = 2, dimension values are displayed twice as much as they are measured. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 80
Primary Units Tab Measurement Scale Apply to layout dimensions only. Makes the linear scale factor active only when dimensioning in a layout tab. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 81
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 82
Primary Units Tab Measurement Scale Zero suppression Leading On by default Leaves a zero on dimension numbers less than one. Trailing Off by default Leaves zeroes after the decimal point based on the precision setting. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 83
Primary Units Tab Measurement Scale Zero suppression 0 feet On by default Removes the zero in feet and inch dimensions when there are zero feet. 0 inches On by default Removes the zero when the inch part of feet and inch dimensions is less than one inch. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 84
EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 85
Overriding Dimensioning Variables EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 86
Overriding Existing Dimensioning Variables You can alter dimensioning variables to modify one or more specify dimensions on the drawing. Command: DOV or DIMOVERRIDE Dimension variable to override or Clear to remove overrides): DIMEXO Current Value <0.062> New value: 0 Dimension variable to override: (type another variable name to override or press [Enter]) Select objects: EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 87
Overriding Existing Dimensioning Variables The variable changes on as many dimensions as you pick. You can also clear any previous overrides by using the Clear option. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 88
Dimensioning Variables AutoCAD uses variables to modify the appearance of dimensions. AutoCAD has 72 (!) variables associated with dimensions. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 89
Dimensioning Variables By using dimension styles, you can pre-set many of these variables. Use different dimension styles to create different types of dimensions. EDT 310 - Chapter 18 - Basic Dimensioning Practices 90