Tool Settings

Consists of controls for settings that affect individual dimensioning tools.

Tool Settings category controls

The Terminators section contains controls for setting the optional dimension line terminators. For each dimensioning tool, only the relevant terminator(s) can be set.

Tool

Sets the tool whose associated settings are displayed — you can choose a tool from either the graphical or textual option menu. The controls show only the settings for the chosen tool.

Left

Sets the optional terminator for the left end of dimension lines.

Key-in: DIMENSION TERMINATOR LEFT [OFF | ARROW | DOT | ORIGIN | STROKE]

Right

Sets the optional terminator for the right end of dimension lines.

Key-in: DIMENSION TERMINATOR RIGHT [OFF | ARROW | DOT | ORIGIN | STROKE]

First

Sets the optional terminator for the beginning of dimension strings.

Key-in: DIMENSION TERMINATOR FIRST [OFF | ARROW | DOT | ORIGIN | STROKE]

Joint

Sets the optional terminator at the intersection of the left and right terminators (at internal extension lines) or at the intersection of an extension line and a dimension line (to replace two arrows pointing toward each other).

Key-in: DIMENSION TERMINATOR JOINT [OFF | ARROW | DOT | ORIGIN | STROKE]

Prefix

Sets the optional symbol for placement before dimension text.

Key-in: DIMENSION PRE [OFF | DIAMETER | RADIUS | SQUARE]

Suffix

Sets the optional symbol for placement after dimension text.

Key-in: DIMENSION POST [OFF | DIAMETER | RADIUS | SQUARE]

Text

Sets the orientation of dimension text:

Text	All Dimension Text is Placed
Standard	Horizontally in the dimension line.
Vertical	Vertically (in line with and above the extension line).
Mixed	Vertically only if it does not fit horizontally in the dimension line.

Key-in: DIMENSION VERTICAL [OFF | MIXED | ON]

Left Extension

If on and Extension Lines is on, dimensions are placed with an extension line at the left end (start of the dimension).

Key-in: DIMENSION EXTENSION LEFT [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]

Right Extension

If on and Extension Lines is on, dimensions are placed with an extension line at the right end (end of the dimension).

Key-in: DIMENSION EXTENSION RIGHT [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]

Stack Dimensions

If on, stacked dimensions are placed. Otherwise, in-line (unstacked) dimensions are placed.

Enable this option to create “dog legs” in ordinate dimensions in cases where the text from a higher ordinate would overlap the text from a lower ordinate.

Key-in: DIMENSION STACKED [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]

Arc Symbol

If on, arc dimension text is placed with an arc length accent above.

Key-in: DIMENSION ARCLENGTH [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]