DIMENSIONING YOUR DRAWING - AutoCAD 2010 Essentials - page 256

10. Under Lines make the following changes:
a. Extension lines, Suppress Ext line 1

= on, Ext line 2 = on

11. Under Symbols and Arrows make the following changes:
a. Arrow size

0.20
12. Under Text make the following changes:
a. Text style

=

Standard
b. Text height

=

0.25
13. Under Fit make the following changes:
a. Fine tuning, Place text manually

=

on
14. Make a sub style from Outside for Radius dimensions .
15. Under Symbols and Arrows make the following changes:
a. Arrowheads, Second

=

Closed fi lled
16. Under Text make the following changes:
a. Text alignment

=

ISO Standard
17. Save the fi le and close it.

=

CREATING DIMENSION STYLES (IMPERIAL)

Workshop 17-B
1. Start AutoCAD 2010.
2. Open the fi le Workshop_17.dwg .
3. Create a new dimension style and name it Outside , starting from Standard ,
and use for All dimensions . (Anything not mentioned here should be left
at the default value or setting.)
4. Under Line make the following changes:
a. Extend beyond dim line = 3/4"

1/2"
5. Under Symbols and Arrows make the following changes:
a. Arrowhead, First

b. Offset from origin =

= Oblique

3/4"
6. Under Text make the following changes:
a. Text style

b. Arrow size =

Dimension
b. Text placement, Vertical

=

= Above

c. Text alignment = Aligned with dimension line