Dimension Tool

Dimension ToolThe Dimension tool is used to indicate dimensions of objects in your document. A dimension is displayed as a compound object made up of lines and text.

Properties Grid for Dimension object

PG_Dimension.pngFont group: displays a summary of all the current Font values applied to text in Dimensions. Read-only: use the members of the Font group to set values.

Font Color: shows the current font color.  Click on the value field to choose a new Color for the object.

Layer: shows the layer on which the object exists.  Click on the value field to move the object to a new layer.

Line Style group: displays a summary of all the current Line Style values. Read-only: use the members of the Line Style group to set values.

The Geometry collection deals with the size and position of the object and you can enter new values for X and Y locations and the length of the Dimension.

The Shape Information collection is read-only and displays information about the currently selected object(s).

Defaults for Dimension object

Dimension defaults are set in the Document Properties Grid | Drawing Defaults collection - use this to define default values for Arrow Style, Color, Dash Style and Line Width, as well as Font values for dimension text.

Other Commands:

Menu:

Drawing, Dimension