Using Custom Dimension Standards

Custom dimension standards can be created in the current file or imported from another drawing file. There are three ways to access the Custom Dimensions dialog box for managing custom dimensions.

     Select File > Document Settings > Document Preferences. From the Document Preferences dialog box, click the Dimensions tab, and then click Custom.

Alternatively, access the Document Preferences command from the document context menu (right-click on Windows, or Ctrl-click on Mac), or from the Quick Preferences menu on the Tool bar.

     With any one of the dimension tools in the Dims/Notes tool set selected, open the Dim Std list on the Tool bar and select Custom Standards.

     With an existing dimension selected, open the Dim Std list on the Object Info palette and select Custom Standards.

From the Custom Dimensions dialog box, several functions are available.

Function
Description

New

Opens the Assign Name dialog box, to create a new custom dimension standard; see Creating a Custom Dimension Standard

Delete

Deletes the selected custom dimension standard and replaces it with the standard you specify; see Creating a Custom Dimension Standard

Edit

Opens the Custom Dimension dialog box, to edit the selected custom dimension standard; see Editing a Custom Dimension Standard

Rename

Opens the Assign Name dialog box, to rename the selected custom dimension standard; see Renaming a Custom Dimension Standard

Import

Opens a file and imports the custom dimension standard you specify; see Importing a Custom Dimension Standard

Replace

Opens the Replace Dimension Standards dialog box, to specify which dimension standard to replace, and which standard to replace it with; see Replacing a Dimension Standard

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Creating a Custom Dimension Standard

Editing a Custom Dimension Standard

Deleting a Custom Dimension Standard

Renaming a Custom Dimension Standard

Importing a Custom Dimension Standard

Replacing a Dimension Standard

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