[Dimension Value] Page on [Default Shape Settings] Dialog Box

On [Dimension Value] page on [Default Shape Settings] dialog box, you can modify the following settings.
The modified settings will be displayed on the preview screen located at the bottom left of the dialog box.

Text

[Font]
Set the font for dimension values.

[Bold]
When turned on, the dimension value text will be made bold.

[Character Height]
Input a dimension value text height.

[Character Gradient]
Input an angle for a text gradient for dimension values.

[Character Width Ratio]
Input in percentages the scale against the current character width for dimension values to scale strings horizontally.

[Character Pitch]
Input a character pitch for dimension value texts.

Position

[Horizontal]
Set a horizontal locate position for dimension values against a dimension line or auxiliary dimension line.
When specifying [Free] as a parameter to create a dimension or in [Dimension Value Place] on Properties Window, [Horizontal] will be set to [Specified Position].

[Center]: Set a dimension value at the center of a dimension line.
[Start Side]: Set a dimension value on the start side of a dimension line.
[End Side]: Set a dimension value on the end side of a dimension line.
[Outside Auxiliary Line on Start Side]: Set a dimension value at the outside on the start side of a dimension line.
[Outside Auxiliary Line on End Side]: Set a dimension value at the outside on the end side of a dimension line.
[Above Auxiliary Line on Start Side]: Locate a dimension value on an auxiliary dimension line on the start side.
[Above Auxiliary Line on End Side] Locate a dimension value on an auxiliary dimension line on the end side.
[Specified Position]: Locate a dimension value on a dimension line near the locate point for a dimension.

[Vertical]
Set a vertical locate position for dimension values against a dimension line or auxiliary dimension line.

[Top]: Locate a dimension value above a dimension line or an auxiliary dimension line.
[Center]: Locate a dimension value so that a dimension line or an auxiliary dimension line passes the center point of the dimension value.
[Bottom]: Locate a dimension value below a dimension line or an auxiliary dimension line.

[Angle]
Set a locate angle of a dimension value.
When specifying [Free] as a parameter to create a dimension or in [Dimension Value Place] box on Properties Window, [Vertical] will be set to [Any].

[Parallel to Dimension Line]: Locate a dimension value parallel to a dimension line or an auxiliary dimension line.
[Always Horizontal]: Always locates dimension values horizontally to X axis on the drawing.
[Any]: You can input any locate angle for texts. Input an angle in [Angle] box.
Supplemental
▪ When an angle is set to [Always Horizontal], a line will be displayed above or below a dimension value if the value is at the outside of the arrow horizontally, or [Always View Dimension Line] is turned off for a radius or diameter dimension.
When a dimension value is located inside the arrow horizontally, the line will not be displayed below or above the dimension line, and the center of the dimension value will pass through the dimension line.

[Distance from Dimension Line]
Input a distance between a dimension value and dimension line/auxiliary dimension line.

Notation and Accuracy of Dimension Value

[Notation]
Set a notation unit for dimension values.

[Accuracy]
Set a decimal place when displaying dimensions other than angles. Dimension values displayed will be rounded off to the specified decimal place.
When set to [0.00], for example, dimension values will be displayed to the second decimal place by rounding the third decimal place.

[Round Off]
The rounded-off value for dimension values other than angles. Inputting "0" becomes invalid.
When inputting "0.05", for example, dimension values will be rounded to the nearest values in increment of 0.05.

[Coefficient]
Input a coefficient to multiply dimension values.

[Display 0 Feet]
Turn it on to display zero feet for dimension values.
For example, turning it off displays 0'-10.5" as 10.5".

[Display 0 Inches]
Turn it on to display zero inches for dimension values.
For example, turning it off displays 2'-0.0" as 2'.

Notation and Accuracy of Dimension Value

[Notation]
Set a notation unit for angular dimension values.

[Accuracy]
Set a decimal place when displaying angular dimension values. Angular dimension values displayed will be rounded off to the specified decimal place.
When set to [0.00], for example, angular dimension values will be displayed to the second decimal place by rounding the third decimal place.

[Display Degree or Degree and Minute of Zero]
Turn it on to display zero degrees, or degrees and minutes, when dimension values are displayed in degrees, minutes and seconds.
For example, turning it off displays 0°55'30" as 55'30".

[Display Minute and Second or Second of Zero]
Turn it on to display zero minutes and seconds, or seconds, when dimension values are displayed in degrees, minutes and seconds.
For example, turning it off displays 45°0'0" as 45°.

[Display 0 above a decimal point]
Turn it on to display a zero above a decimal point of dimension values.

[Display 0 below a decimal point]
Turn it on to display a zero below a decimal point of dimension values.

[3 Digit delimiter]
Set a delimiter to be added to an integer part every 3 digits.

[Char -> Wide Char]
Turn it on to display all dimension and tolerance values in 2-byte characters.

[Arc Length Symbol Position]
Set whether to add an arc length symbol to arc dimension values, as well as whether to set it on the left or top side of the values.

[Prefix R and Phi to Dimension Value of Radius and Diameter]
Turn it on to automatically add "R" or "Φ" to the front of radius or diameter dimension values, respectively.

Style

[Dimension Style]
Click and select a registered style to reflect the settings for the style.

[Register...]
Click it to register the set details as a style.

[Settings]
Click it to display [Style Settings] dialog box where you can edit the style.

Import/Export

[Load default dimension settings from template]
Default dimension settings for the template are loaded to the current settings.

[Load default dimension settings from other drawings]
Default dimension settings on other drawings currently opened are loaded to the current settings.

[Save default dimension settings to template]
Current default dimension settings are saved as default dimension settings for the template.

Supplemental
▪ Settings in [Horizontal] in [Auto] page is prioritized.
▪ Styles displayed in [Dimension Style] list with an asterisk (*) are registered to the drawing template. Select a template style to copy the style to the drawing.

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