Dimension Arrow

To access this screen:

  • Select a projection in a plot sheet and select Manage ribbon >> Plot Items >> Dimension Arrow.

  • In the Sheets control bar, Plots sub-folder, right-click a Dimension Arrow plot item and select Dimension Arrow Properties.

  • Double click a Dimension Arrow plot item on a plot sheet.

The Dimension Arrow screen is used to define the visibility, appearance, and label properties for the selected dimension arrow plot item.

To configure these settings:

  1. Check Visible to display the overlay, or clear the check box to hide it. This option is selected by default.

  2. In the Appearance settings, select the line and arrow display options:

    • Select a fixed Color.

    • Select a Line Style.

    • Select a Line Width.

    • Select an Arrow Style.

    • Select an Arrow Size.

  3. Browse for a Font to modify the default label font.

  4. In the Label settings, configure how the dimension label is displayed:

    • Check Show Units to display the units after the dimension.

    • Use Apparent Value when a dimension arrow with points snapped to data has a true length.

    • Select the Label Direction.

    • Select the number of Decimal Places to display.

    • Select a Rounding option to define how the dimension label value is rounded.

    • Enter a Prefix to display text before the dimension label.

    • Enter a Suffix to display text after the dimension label.

  5. Click Save as Default to save the currently displayed settings as the new default values for this screen.

  6. Click OK to apply the currently displayed settings to the overlay and close the screen.

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