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Temporary Dimension Defaults Dialog

cally in the other two defaults dialogs and included to create a vertical automatic
any dimensions with Elevation Markers elevation dimension.
in the plan will update as well. • In the Marks to Include list, click in the
Outer column of any line item to add or
Note: The Grade Level setting and the terrain remove a checkmark. When checked, the
in the plan are completely independent of one selected mark will be included on the
another. See “Terrain” on page 1201. outer dimension line of an Auto Story
Pole . Only available in the Auto
Select the desired Elevation Reference,
which is the elevation mark that all other Story Pole Dimension Defaults dialog.
marks’ elevations are measured relative to. • Select or double-click on an item in the
Marks to Include list and click the
• Select Grade Level Marker to specify
the elevation of the Grade Level Marker Rename button to specify a new name.
as 0 and measure all other marks relative • Click the Reset button to restore the
to it. default names for the selected Marks to
Include.
• Select 1st Floor Subfloor to specify the
elevation of the Default 1st Floor Sub- • Select one or more items in the Marks to
floor as 0 and measure all other marks Include list, then click the Remove but-
relative to it. ton to move those items back to the
Available Marks list on the left.
2 Specify which elevation Marks are
included in vertically-oriented
automatic elevation dimensions by default. Note: Deck framing and planking cannot be
automatically located by vertically oriented
• An alphabetical list of Available Marks elevation dimensions. They can, however, be
displays on the left. located by manually added extensions. See
• Select one or more names in the list, then “Adding Extension Lines” on page 476.
click the Add button to move them to the
Marks to Include list on the right. See Layer Panel
“Shift and Ctrl Select” on page 216. The LAYER panel allows you to specify what
• You can also double-click on an item in layers dimensions created using each of the
this list to add it to the Marks to Include. Auto Dimension tools are placed on. It is
• A list of the Marks to Include displays found in the specification dialogs for many
on the right. At least one column must be different objects. For more information, see
“Layer Panel” on page 195.

Temporary Dimension Defaults Dialog
The settings in the Temporary walls and CAD objects. See “Temporary
Dimension Defaults dialog allow you Dimensions” on page 468.
to control how Temporary Dimensions locate

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