Dimensions Table Style

This command allows to create/modify dimensions table styles usable during dimensions tables creation.

The dimensions table style is a setting of a dimensions table (informations in columns, values, tolerance, ...).

Creation stages / Use:

Select the Tools > Styles > Dimensions table style... command from the drop-down menu.

Enter the name of the style.
Select the information to display in your dimension table in the Available information list and then click on the green arrow in order to move them in the Selected information list
Validate with the button.

Available options:

Current style: When you check this option, the defined style is applied to the next dimension tables.
Available information: This list contains all usable properties in the dimensions table.

- Index: get the index value of the dimension.

- Value: get the dimension value with its prefix and suffix.

- Minimum value: get the minimum value of a toleranced dimension.

- Maximum value: get the maximum value of a toleranced dimension.

- Tolerance: get the tolerance value as it is displayed in the dimension (Tolerance difference, Quality symbol,...).

- Comments: allows to add a editable column in the table, the comment value can be added manually.

- Page: get the page number where the dimension is located.

- Zone: get the location of the dimension text in the page (the location is given according to the letter and the number of the drafting border).

Selected information: This list contains the properties used in the dimension table. If a property should not be used, just select it and click on the red arrow to move it in the Available information list. You can also make a right click in this list and choose the Delete contextual command in order to remove an information or the Delete All contextual command in order to remove all the information.
Insert new column: This button allows to create a new column with your own name. This column will be edited by the user.
Column: Allows to change the column title and to specify the display format of numeric values.

When a column uses the Comment information or a new column has been created by the Insert new column button, you have to use the Edit Table contextual command and then double click in the cell to modify in order to type the text.

When a dimension is deleted or removed from the table, the table indexes are not properly sorted, in this case, the Reinitialize Indexes allows to re-compute the index values.

Modifications / Additional information:

You can modify an existing dimension table style via the entity tree. Display the entity tree and open the Styles > Dimension table styles folder. Right-clicking a style allows you to edit it.
It is possible to copy/paste a style, in the same document, or in a new document of the same type. If this one is based on a style, it will also be pasted into the new document.