Replacing a Dimension Standard

Replace any default or custom dimension standard with another dimension standard.

To replace a dimension standard:

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

  2. 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.

  3. Click Replace.

  4. The Replace Dimension Standards dialog box opens.

  5. Select the dimension standard to be replaced in the Replace list and select the standard to replace it with in the with list. Click OK.

Any existing dimensions that used the previous standard are changed to the replacement standard.

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Using Custom Dimension Standards

 

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