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Dimension Arrow Dialog How to use the dimension arrow plot item properties dialog |
To access this dialog use one of the following:
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In the Sheets control bar, Plots sub-folder, right-click on a dimension arrow item, select Dimension Arrow Properties.
The Dimension Arrow dialog is used to define the visibility, appearance and label properties for the selected dimension arrow plot item.
Field Details:
Visible: tick the checkbox to display this overlay, clear to hide; default 'ticked'.
Appearance:
Color: select a fixed color from the palette.
Line Style: select a line style from the drop-down.
Line Width: select a line width.
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Units are as per theDrawing Unitssettings. These are set underHomeribbon |Project | Options. |
Arrow Style: select an arrow style from the drop-down.
Arrow Size: select an arrow size.
![]() | Units are as per theDrawing Unitssettings. These are set underHomeribbon |Project | Options. |
Font: use the browse button to modify the default Label font.
Label:
Show Units: tick the checkbox to display the units after the dimension.
Apparent Value: a dimension arrow with points snapped to data will have a true length.
Label Direction: select a fixed color from the palette.
Decimal Places: select a line style from the drop-down.
Rounding: select an option to define how the dimension label value is rounded off.
Prefix: add a short description to add before the displayed dimension label.
Suffix: add a short description to add after the displayed dimension label.
Save as Default: click this button to save the currently displayed settings as the new set of default values for this dialog.
OK: apply the currently displayed settings to the overlay and close the dialog.
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