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To Override Dimension Values

Overridden dimension values can be marked in different ways:

  • Each manually overridden value, hidden text, or prefixed/suffixed value, is marked by a short overline.
  • You can add an underline to each overridden value.
  • You can specify in the drawing setup to underline each override automatically.
  1. Select the dimension on which to override a dimension value, and click AEC Dimension tabModify panelOverride Text & Lines.
  2. Click the value to override.
  3. Specify the value override:
    If you want to... Then... Example
    hide the selected dimension text select Hide Text.
    hide the selected dimension segment select Hide Text and Lines.
    override the dimension value enter a value for Text.
    Note:

    You can enter all alphanumeric characters here.

    mark an overridden value with an underline select Underline Text.
    add a prefix to a dimension value enter one for Prefix.
    add a suffix to a dimension value enter one for Suffix.

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