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2. In the dialog, click the Modify … button.

3. The Modify Dimension Style dialog appears (Fig. 4.11). This dialog shows

a number of tabs at the top of the dialog. Click the Lines tab and make
settings as shown in Fig. 4.11. Then click the OK button of that dialog.

Fig. 4.11 The setting for Lines in the Modify Dimensions Style dialog

4. The original Dimension Style Manager reappears. Click its Modify
button again.
5. The Modify Dimension Style dialog reappears ( Fig. 4.12 ), click the
Symbols and Arrows tab. Set Arrow size to 6 .
6. Then click the Text tab. Set Text style to Arial , set Color to Magenta ,
set Text Height to 6 and click the ISO check box in the bottom right-
hand corner of the dialog.
7. Then click the Primary Units tab and set the units Precision to 0 , that
is no units after decimal point and Decimal separator to Period . Click
the sub-dialogs OK button ( Fig. 4.12 ).

8. The Dimension Styles Manager dialog reappears showing dimensions,

as they will appear in a drawing, in the Preview of my-style box. Click the
New … button. The Create New Dimension Style dialog appears ( Fig. 4.13 ).

9. Enter a suitable name in the New Style Name: fi eld - in this example
this is My-style . Click the Continue button and the Dimension Style
Manager appears (Fig. 4.14). This dialog now shows a preview of the
My-style dimensions. Click the dialog's Set Current button, following
by another click on the Close button. See Fig. 4.14 .