New or Modify Dimension Style - Fit tab

Use this tab to control the way dimension text and arrowheads are placed in relation to the dimension lines.

DIALOG BOX OPTIONS

Fit Either Text or Arrowheads Inside (Best Fit) Click to automatically determine the best fit method.

Fit Text Inside, Arrows Outside Click to place text only between extension lines and arrowheads outside extension lines when both do not fit between them.

Fit Text Outside, Arrowheads Inside Click to place text outside extension lines and arrowheads inside extension lines when both do not fit between them.

Both Text and Arrows Outside Click to place both text and arrowheads inside the extension lines when both do not automatically fit between them.

Force Text Always Inside Extension Lines Select to always place text inside extension lines.

Suppress arrows if they don't fit inside extension lines Select to prevent the creation of arrows if they don’t fit inside extension lines.

Draw dimension line between extension lines when arrows outside Select to draw dimension lines between extension lines when text and arrows are placed outside extension lines.

Beside the dimension line Click to place text beside the dimension line with a leader when both text and arrowheads do not fit between the extension lines.

Over the dimension line, with leader Click to place text above the dimension line with a leader connecting the text to the dimension line when both text and arrowheads do not fit between the extension lines.

Over the dimension line, without leader Click to place text above the dimension line without a leader when both text and arrowheads do not fit between the extension lines.

Place text manually, ignoring justification Select to be prompted for text placement when creating dimensions.

Annotative Select to make the dimension support annotative scaling by default.

Scale Select to scale the dimension according to the layout or enter a specific scale to apply to all dimension style settings (available only if Annotative is not selected.)

New or Modify Dimension Style dialog box

Dimension Styles Manager

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