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Summary
You can save or restore dimensioning system variables to a selected dimension
style.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Current dimension style: <current> Annotative: <current>
Enter a dimension style option
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ANnotative on page 652/Save on page 652/Restore on page 652/STatus on page
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Variables on page 653/Apply on page 653/? on page 653] <Restore>: Enter an
option or press Enter
Annotative
Creates an dimension style.
Save
Saves the current settings of dimensioning system variables to a dimension
style.
Name Saves the current settings of dimensioning system variables to a new
dimension style using the name you enter. The new dimension style becomes
the current one.
If you enter the name of an existing dimension style, the following prompts
are displayed:
That name is already in use, redefine it? <N>: Enter y or press Enter
If you enter y, associative dimensions that use the redefined dimension style
are regenerated.
To display the differences between the dimension style name you want to
save and the current style, enter a tilde (~) followed by the style name at the
Enter Name for New Dimension Style prompt. Only settings that differ are
displayed, with the current setting in the first column, and the setting of the
compared style in the second column.
?—List Dimension Styles Lists the named dimension styles in the current
drawing.
Restore
Restores dimensioning system variable settings to those of a selected dimension
style.
Name Makes the dimension style you enter the current dimension style.
To display the differences between the dimension style name you want to
restore and the current style, enter a tilde (~) followed by the style name at
the Enter Dimension Style Name prompt. Only settings that differ are
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