Identifier Tab (Modify Detail View Style Dialog Box - AutoCAD Mechanical toolset)

Sets the properties for identifiers used by the detail boundary.

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Identifier

Text style
Specifies the text style to use for the detail boundary identifier.
Note: If you select the text style labelled “By NameOfCurrentDraftingStandard”, the identifier text style is linked to the text style setting of the master settings of the drafting standard. This option is available only for AutoCAD Mechanical toolset detail view styles.
Text style Button
Displays the Text Style dialog box, where you can create or modify text styles.
Text color
Specifies the color to use for the detail view identifier. 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.
Note: If you select the color labelled “By NameOfCurrentDraftingStandard”, the identifier color is linked to the color corresponding to its text height property (specified in the Object Property Settings dialog box). This option is available only for AutoCAD Mechanical toolset detail view styles.
Text height
Specifies the height of the detail boundary identifier.

Arrangement

Places the identifier in a gap on the detail view boundary, as shown in the icon.
Places the identifier outside the detail view boundary, as shown in the icon.
Symbol
Specifies the arrowhead to use on either side of the gap in the detail view boundary. This option is not available if the detail view identifier is placed outside the detail view boundary.
Symbol color
Specifies the color to use for the arrowhead. 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. This option is not available if the detail view identifier is placed outside the detail view boundary.
Note: If you select the color labelled “By NameOfCurrentDraftingStandard”, the arrowhead color is linked to the leader color setting of the master settings of the drafting standard. This option is available only for AutoCAD Mechanical toolset detail view styles.
Symbol size
Specifies the size of the arrowhead. This option is not available if the detail view identifier is placed outside the detail view boundary.
Add leader when moving identifier away from boundary
When selected, connects the detail boundary to the identifier with a leader, when the identifier is moved away from its default placement.
Note: This setting has no affect on AMDETAIL detail views that already exist in a drawing.

Restore Defaults

Returns all values to the default values for the drafting standard and revision the style is based on. This button is visible only for AutoCAD Mechanical toolset detail view styles.