Choose an arrow, dot or tick for your arrow type.
The properties below the Arrow Type selection window (Extension Offset, Dimension Offset, etc.) vary depending on the arrow type selected. As you make different selections, the dimension updates in the preview window.
The units (e.g. feet and inches) and precision used to display the dimension value.
Type: Choose from Feet-Inches, Millimeters, Centimeters, Meters or Inches.
Precision: For Feet-Inches, the choices are whole units (0, 1/2, 1/4 and so on). For metric units, the choices are number of decimal places you can use.
Refers to the font, font style, text height and color of the dimension text. Click Text Style to select a style.
This is the vertical position of the dimension text relative to the dimension line.
Vertically Centered: Text is placed inside the dimension line.
Horizontal Text: Forces the dimension text to always be horizontal, regardless of the dimension line's angle.
Above Dimension Line: Text is placed above the dimension line.
Distance: Distance between the text and the dimension line when placing text above the dimension line.
This is the position of the dimension text relative to the ends of the dimension line.
Centered: Centers the text inside the dimension line.
Distance from first end: Places the text a specific distance from the first end of the dimension. Specify the distance in the Distance edit box.
Distance from the second end: Places the text a specific distance from the second end of the dimension. Specify the distance in the Distance edit box.
Refers to the line styles of the dimension line, extension lines and arrows. You can select a different line style for the dimension line, extension lines and arrows. A line style determines the pattern, color and weight of a line.
To assign a different line style to a dimension component, select the component in the left pane, then click Select in the center pane to access the Line Styles dialog.