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Fill Color
Sets the color for the text background in dimensions. If you click Select Color
(at the bottom of the Color list), the Color Palette dialog box is displayed. You
can also enter color name or number. (DIMTFILL and DIMTFILLCLR system
variables)
You can select colors from the 255 AutoCAD Color Index (ACI) colors, true
colors, and Color Book colors.
Text Height
Sets the height of the current dimension text style. Enter a value in the text
box. If a fixed text height is set in the Text Style (that is, the text style height
is greater than 0), that height overrides the text height set here. If you want
to use the height set on the Text tab, make sure the text height in the Text
Style is set to 0. (DIMTXT system variable)
Fraction Height Scale
Sets the scale of fractions relative to dimension text. This option is available
only when Fractional is selected as the Unit Format on the Primary Units tab.
The value entered here is multiplied by the text height to determine the height
of dimension fractions relative to dimension text. (DIMTFAC system variable)
Show Text Frame
When selected, draws a frame around dimension text. Selecting this option
changes the value stored in the DIMGAP system variable to a negative value.
Placement
Controls the placement of dimension text.
Vertical
Controls the vertical placement of dimension text in relation to the dimension
line. (DIMTAD system variable)
Vertical position options include the following:
■ Centered: Centers the dimension text between the two parts of the
dimension line.
■ Above: Places the dimension text above the dimension line. The distance
from the dimension line to the baseline of the lowest line of text is the
current text gap. See the Offset from Dim Line option.
■ Outside: Places the dimension text on the side of the dimension line farthest
away from the first defining point.
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