Composite Dimension Style

 

 

 

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This command allows you to create/modify composite dimension styles that can then be use to create a composite dimension.

Composite dimension styles are the configuration of composite dimension styles (font, end symbols, ...).

 

 

Creation stages:

 

Select Tools > Styles > Composite dimension style... from the drop-down menu.

 

  1. Name this new composite dimension style.

  2. Check Current style to allow this composite dimension style to be proposed by default when creating a new composite dimension.

  3. Choose the base style (the root style allows to retrieve the settings of this existing style).

 

 

Modifying a composite dimension style used as the basic style by another style will automatically modify the latter.

Available Options:

 

 

This cell allows you to define whether or not the composite dimension style being edited must be the current style. The current style is the style proposed by default during the creation of a composite dimension.

Switching from a non current style to a current style turns off this same property on the preceding current style.

 

  • Font:

Display the name and size of font used

Use the Font cell to activate the button and then modify the settings (font, style, size, effects, etc.).

  •  Format:

Displays the number of digits of composite dimensions.

Use the unit format cell to activate the button and then change the settings (number of digits, show training zeros, ...)

  • Bore decimal digits:

The dimension for the bore position can have a different number of digits by using this option. This option is only available for base line and ordinate modes.

 

  • Alignment:

Allows to define the text alignment regarding the dimension geometry.

Check the Alignment to position the dimension text above or on the dimension line.

The text is positioned above the dimension line.

The text is centered on the dimension line.

The text is positioned bellow the dimension line.

The text is positioned on the farest side the part geometry .

In the case of a secondary dimension, if values must be one above and the other below the dimension line, use centered on the dimension line.

 

  • Dimension line:

Allows to define the offset between the text and the line of the dimension.

 

  • Projection line:

Allows to define the gap between the geometry and the projection line and also the extension of the projection line above the dimension line.

 

 

This option adapts depending on the mode selected.

Base line:

  • Offset between 2 dimensions: Allows to define the distance between 2 dimension base lines.

  • Extremity symbol: Allows to define dimension extremities regarding the origin and the measure.(Reminder: extremities dimensions are set in the dimension style or by editing the dimension).

Cumulated:

  • Extremity symbol: Allows to define dimension extremities regarding the origin and the measure.(Reminder: extremities dimensions are set in the dimension style or by editing the dimension).

Ordinate:

  • Origin dimension: The original dimension can be shown or hidden (value 0).

  • Line dimension: The line dimension can be shown or hidden.

  • Extremity symbol: Allows to define dimension extremities regarding the origin and the measure.(Reminder: extremities dimensions are set in the dimension style or by editing the dimension).

Cumulated:

  • Adaptation type: When dimensions are close, the adaptation can be a fragment or a change of terminator and export.

With fragment

With change of terminator and export

  • Extremity symbol: Allows to define dimension extremities regarding the origin and the measure.(Reminder: extremities dimensions are set in the dimension style or by editing the dimension).

 

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