To import a custom dimension standard:
Select File > Document Settings > Document Preferences. From the Document Preferences dialog box, click the Dimensions tab, and then click Custom.
You can also a create custom standard from the Tool bar or Object Info palette. With any one of the dimension tools in the Dims/Notes tool set selected, open the Dim Std list from the Tool bar and select Custom Standards from the list. With an existing dimension selected, open the Dim Std list from the Object Info palette and select Custom Standards from the list.
The Custom Dimensions dialog box opens.
Click Import.
The standard Open dialog box opens.
Select the Vectorworks file from which the dimension standard will be imported and click Open.
The Select Item dialog box opens.
Select the dimension standard to import and click OK.
The imported dimension displays in the Custom Dimensions dialog box for the current drawing file.
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