changing dimension style

[mfor]

Hi,

Probably a simple one but how can i alter the standard dimension style so that i can have dimensions defaulting to how i want them first time. i.e radial dimensions coming out as horizontal, for example.

Coming from a Solidworks background i used to be able to set up standard drawing sheets to use for each part with personal settings.

Thanks

 

[swertel]

Under the format menu, select Styles... and change your dimension style there. If you do it in your draft template file, the setting will be there for all future drawings.

The template file is usually "normal.dft" but you may have renamed yours.

--Scott

http://wertel.eng.pro

 

[beachcomber]

You will find that there are no seperate settings for each type of dimension (linear/radial/angular), so all will have text alignments horizontal-embedded, parallel-above etc according to what you set.
We generally like all radial dimensions and angles to be forced horizontal text, but linear dimensions are parallel-above.
To achieve this, create a master style that sets text size, fonts etc that will apply to all dimensions, then create a new style based on this with specific settings for other types of dimensions.
For example style Iso may be linear dimensions and Iso_Radial for radial dimensions.
In your draft file template, under Tools>Options, you can then set 'Dimension Style Mapping' to force all rads to use your Iso-Rads style.

Sounds complicated I know, but it saves having to change dimension styles of individual dimensions later - unless someone knows a different way.

bc

 

[Schipperus]

With dimension style mapping, you can set different styles for types of dimensions. So if you make a style for radial dimensions and set that style for radial dimensions, they do have separate settings.

To set these dimensions style mapping, goto tools => options and there a tab for it. Don't forget to check the box for 'use dimension style mappings'.

IJsbrand Schipperus