Default Values for Dimension Line Presentation

The default values for dimension line presentation are defined in the system settings.

  1. Select Preferences Edit.
  2. Use the end-user view. Clear the Administrator's View checkbox, if necessary.
  3. Open the branch Dimensions/Dimension lines.
  4. Select Dimension lines.
  5. Select the default values for dimension line presentation.
    • Dimension line

      Sets the dimension line visible, when this check box is selected. If you clear the check box, the dimension line is not shown.

    • Dimension end markers

      Defines the start and end of a dimension line. You can view different options in the preview window.

    • Extension lines

      Defines the extension lines. You can view different options in the preview window.

    • Default

      Restore the original default values by clicking the button.

    • Dimension end settings

      Select the dimension end settings:

      • Auto. scale - Enables the scaling of dimension end when the text size is relative (has negative value).
      • Size - Defines the size of the arrow, when Arrow has been selected as the dimension end marker.
      • Amount of slashes
      • Distance of slashes
      • Size of slashes - Defines the size of the slash, when Slash has been selected as the dimension end marker.
      • Flip slashes - When the check box is empty, the slashes are drawn for horizontal and vertical dimension lines as follows:

        When the check box is selected, the slashes at the ends of vertical dimension lines are flipped.

      • Circle size - Defines the size of an arrow or circle of a reference line text.
    • Dimension line plotting

      Select the default values for dimension line width and color to be used in printing. Select the color from a palette by clicking the Select button.

  6. Confirm by clicking OK.
  7. Restart Vertex.

You can also use the administrator's view:

  1. Select the Administrator's View checkbox.
  2. Find the keywords:

    measline

    meas_end_scale

    meas_pen

  3. Enter the desired values for the keywords.
  4. Confirm by clicking OK.
  5. Restart Vertex.
Note:
  • When you add a dimension with a relative height of dimension figure (the property has a negative value), the dimension ends are also scaled, if the following keyword is defined in the system settings:

    meas_end_auto_scale= 1