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Document Properties - Ordinate Dimensions

You can specify document-level drafting settings for ordinate dimensions

To open this page, with a drawing open, click Options (Standard toolbar), select Document Properties, and then select Dimensions > Ordinate.

Overall drafting standard


Overall drafting standard Inherited from the selected Drafting Standard page settings.

Base ordinate dimension standard

Base ordinate dimension standard
Select a standard:
  • ANSI
  • ISO
  • DIN
  • JIS
  • BSI
  • GOST
  • GB

Leader style


Leader Style Select: a style.
Leader Thickness Select: a thickness or select Custom Size and enter a thickness.

Text


Font

Click to modify the font.



Horizontal text justification Left
Center
Right
Vertical text justification Top
Middle
Bottom

Dual dimensions


Dual dimensions display Select to display dimensions in dual units.
Show units for dual display Select to display units for the second set of dimensions.
Dimension value position Top
Bottom
Right
Left

Primary precision


Unit Precision Select the number of digits included after the decimal point for the value.
Tolerance Precision Select the number of digits included after the decimal point for the tolerance.

Dual precision


Unit Precision Select the number of digits after the decimal point from the list for the value in the secondary units.
Tolerance Precision Select the number of digits after the decimal point for the tolerance values for the secondary units.

Layer


Layer
Select a layer.
You must first create layers for the drawing before you can select them for document properties.

You must select Per Standard for Layer (Layer toolbar) in the drawing view document to apply these layer settings.

Options

Display as chain dimension Select to chain the ordinate dimensions. (Not available for ANSI).
Automatically jog ordinates

Select to insert jogs in ordinate dimensions when you create them.

Tolerance

Click to set the tolerance.



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