The 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.
Font 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).
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.
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Drawing, Dimension |