Lines Tab (Dimension Style Manager)

Sets the format and properties for dimension lines, extension lines, arrowheads, and center marks.

DIMSTYLE (Command) Find: Modify

Sets the dimension line properties.

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Dimension Lines

Color

Displays and sets the color for the dimension line. If you click Select Color (at the bottom of the Color list), the Select Color dialog box is displayed. You can also enter a color name or number. (DIMCLRD system variable)

You can select colors from the 255 AutoCAD Color Index (ACI) colors, true colors, and Color Book colors.

Linetype

Sets the linetype of the dimension line. (DIMLTYPE system variable)

Lineweight

Sets the lineweight of the dimension line. (DIMLWD system variable)

Extend Beyond Ticks

Specifies a distance to extend the dimension line past the extension line when you use oblique, architectural, tick, integral, and no marks for arrowheads. (DIMDLE system variable)

Baseline Spacing

Sets the spacing between the dimension lines of a baseline dimension. Enter a distance. For information about baseline dimensions, see DIMBASELINE. (DIMDLI system variable)

Suppress

Suppresses display of dimension lines. Dim Line 1 suppresses the first dimension line; Dim Line 2 suppresses the second dimension line. (DIMSD1 and DIMSD2 system variables)

Extension Lines

Controls the appearance of the extension lines.

Color

Sets the color for the extension line. If you click Select Color (at the bottom of the Color list), the Select Color dialog box is displayed. You can also enter a color name or number. (DIMCLRE system variable.)

You can select colors from the 255 AutoCAD Color Index (ACI) colors, true colors, and Color Book colors.

Linetype Ext Line 1

Sets the linetype of the first extension line. (DIMLTEX1 system variable)

Linetype Ext Line 2

Sets the linetype of the second extension line. (DIMLTEX2 system variable)

Lineweight

Sets the lineweight of the extension line. (DIMLWE system variable)

Suppress

Suppresses the display of extension lines. Ext Line 1 suppresses the first extension line; Ext Line 2 suppresses the second extension line. (DIMSE1 and DIMSE2 system variables)

Extend Beyond Dim Lines

Specifies a distance to extend the extension lines above the dimension line. (DIMEXE system variable)

Offset From Origin

Sets the distance to offset the extension lines from the points on the drawing that define the dimension. (DIMEXO system variable)

Fixed Length Extension Lines

Enables fixed length extension lines. (DIMFXLON system variable)

Length

Sets the total length of the extension lines starting from the dimension line toward the dimension origin. (DIMFXL system variable)

Preview

Displays sample dimension images that show the effects of changes you make to dimension style settings.