User Guide

Chapter 4: Drawing And Vector Effects
ISO: International Organization for Standardization
JIS: Japanese Industrial Standard
To add a custom standard definition:
1. Click the Add button.
2. In the New Standard Definition dialog box, use the controls to create and define
dimensioning standards (see "New standard definition" on page 365).
New standard definition
Once defined, custom standards appear in the Standard menu in the Properties bar.
Standard Name Enter a name for the new standard.
Units Select the unit of measurement that you want to use for all settings in
the dialog box.
Extension Set the length of the witness lines’ extensions and the center line
extension.
Gap Set the size of the gap between the witness lines and measurement
points on objects; the gap between the center extension and center
point mark; and the gap between the dimension text and dimension
arrows.
Length Set the length of the arrow lines (applies only when arrows are outside
the witness lines); the length of center extension lines’ leader
characters; and the length of the center extension line.
Tolerance Scale The size of tolerance text and space between tolerance text, as a
percentage of the dimension text size and spacing.
To edit a standard definition:
1. Select a dimensioning standard from the menu.
2. Click the Edit button.
3. In the Edit Standard Definition dialog box, edit the settings.
To delete a custom standard:
1. Open the Standards menu.
2. Select the custom standard definition to be removed.
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