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You can specify the default length of lines or located either above or below them.
extension lines in the Dimension Defaults See “Primary Format Panel” on page 449.
dialog. See “Extensions Panel” on page 456.
Dimension labels have their own edit handle
Once drawn, the appearance of extension and can be moved when a dimension line is
lines can be edited. See “Editing Extension selected.
Lines” on page 476.
Dimension Arrowheads
Any extension line can be specified as a
Centerline that displays the symbol. See You can specify the style, color and size of
“Centerline Dimensions” on page 468. dimension arrows in the Dimension
Defaults and Dimension Line Specification
Dimension Labels dialogs. See “Arrow Panel” on page 303.
Manually drawn, automatic, and temporary The arrow at the end of a dimension line will
dimension labels use the Text Style specified not display if it is close enough to another
in the Dimension Defaults dialog. Unlike dimension arrow that the two will overlap. A
many objects that use Text Styles, by default typical example of this is where two sections
dimensions use a Text Style specified in the of an Interior Dimension locate two sides of
defaults dialog rather than the Text Style an interior wall.
assigned to their layer. See “Text Style
Panel” on page 457. Elevation Markers
The Auto Story Pole Dimensions tool
Like other text, dimension labels are creates a story pole with dimension strings
subject to scaling. For example, A font automatically. In addition, elevation markers
size of 6” prints a 1/8” tall number at 1/4” = 1’
scale. A font size of 125 mm prints a 3 mm can be added to any vertically-oriented
tall number at 1 m = 50 m scale. See “Printing dimension line in a cross section/elevation
Text and Dimensions” on page 1330. view.

By default, dimension labels have a solid fill To add an elevation marker
that is the same as the Background Color
set in the Preferences dialog. You can 1. Select an eligible dimension line and
instead specify that labels use a Text Style note the number of the extension line
that has a transparent or other fill. that you would like to add a marker to.
See “Extension Lines” on page 471.
You can also specify the minimum size of
dimension numbers displaying on screen in 2. Click the Open Object edit button.
the Preferences dialog. See “Appearance 3. On the EXTENSIONS/MARKERS panel of
Panel” on page 105.
the Dimension Line Specification dia-
Labels can both a primary and secondary log, select the number you noted in Step
format and can be centered on dimension 1 from the Selected Extension drop-
down list.

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