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FIRST READ LESSON #11 –

DIMENSION STYLE SETTINGS

Prior to viewing this presentation.

What changes are made to the default Dimension Style Settings on the

Template Drawing?

Once you have created a NEW Drawing as outlined in The Steps To Create A New Drawing _Presentation

You will go back to the Template drawing and update the default Dimension Style following the steps in this presentation

The reason that you are making changes to the dimension style is to maintain a classroom standard for all students in Cad.

Note that changes made may be altered at ant time as needed..

CREATING A NEW DIMENSION STYLE OR MAKING CHANGES TO THE STANDARD

DIM. STYLE AS PART OF YOUR TEMPLATE DRAWING IS EASY.

Open your Template drawing.

Remember that many setting changes have been made to the original default settings. These include:

LAYERSTEXT STYLES

LINETYPESPOINTSUNITSLIMITSGRIDSNAP

OSNAP

DEMO DRAWING

The Dimension Style Manager controls the look of dimensions as they are placed on a drawing. Using the Modify... Pick Box

will display a Dialog Box for editing basic settings.

The Dimension Style Manager

The Text Style you will be using as a standard for most of your drawings will be ROMAND.

You will need to add this style to your list of FONTS by using the Text Style….Dialog Box

Easily selected either by the FORMAT pull-down menu or by selecting the Text Style… Icon in the Styles Toolbar

Either method will open the following Dialog Bog

OPENED DIALOG BOX

FIND AND SELECT FONT STYLE ROMAND

SELECT NEW AND NAME NEW TEXT STYLE

CHANGE THE HEIGHT TO .125

TEXT FONT ADDED TO LIST

CAUTION

Sometimes errors happen to a font in the list by mistakenly selecting that font name and attaching

a different font style to it. It has happen in the past by many students.

An example of an error may be selecting the Font Times New Roman and mistakenly attaching

a font style Old English to it.

This problem sometimes happens to the STANDARD Font.To prevent this from happening simply CLICK the Standard Font and

see if the style associated with it is TXT

4. SELECT APPLY

3. SET CURRENT2.CHECK STYLE

1. SELECT

LETS NOW BEGIN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE SETTINGS WITH-

IN THE DIMENSION

STYLE DIALOG BOX.

SET THE CURRENT LAYER TO

DIMENSIONS

SELECT THE DIMENSION STYLE MANAGER DIALOG BOX

IN ANY OF (4) WAYS

FORMAT (pull-down menu)

STYLES TOOL BAR (icon)

COMMAND LINE (keyboard entry)

SCREEN MENU FORMAT

The Dimension Style Manager

The Dimension Style Manager

SELECT then

Modify

The Standard Style will be modified

Selected Tab

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A BRIEF DEMO ON ADDING DIMENSIONS

DIMENSIONING WILL BE EXPLAINED IN LATER

PRESENTATIONS

MAKE SURE THAT OSNAP IS ACTIVE BY EITHER SELECTIN THE PICK BOTTON AT THE BOTTOM WITH-IN THE STATUS BAR OR DEPRESSING FUNCTION KEY F3.

SELECT A DIMENSION COMMAND.

MOVE THE CURSOR TO A CORNER OF THE BOX.

NOTICE THE OSNAP DISPLAYED . PROCEED

TO PICK THE OTHER CORNER.

DRAG THE MOUSE DOWN TO POSITION

THE DIMENSION.

We have now completed SETTING UP a Standard Dimensioning Style to be used

in class as part of your Template.

REVIEW THIS PRESENTATION AND APPLY ITS INSTRUCTIONS TO

YOUR OWN TEMPLATE.