Dimension tick (diagonal) length and orientation

[NigelParsons4560]

Hello,

How do I set the length of the dimension tick?  I'm suing the diagonal option.  I'd like the line to plot 3mm long.  It appears to be some funny imperial size.

How do I set the orientation of the diagonal tick?  Horizontal dimensions display correctly with the diagonal going from bottom left to top right, eg: /, but vertical dimensions display in the OPPOSITE direction, eg: \ ... which looks s#!t ... I think that's the technical term!

[CoreyDaun]

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NigelParsons4560 wrote:

"How do I set the length of the dimension tick?  I'm suing the diagonal option.  I'd like the line to plot 3mm long.  It appears to be some funny imperial size."

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Go to Manage tab » Additional Settings ▼ Arrowheads. There, you can either modify the existing diagonal leader or create a new one. If you create a new arrowhead, you can configure your Dimensions to use that arrowhead style under the Dimensions Type Properties.

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NigelParsons4560 wrote:

"How do I set the orientation of the diagonal tick?  Horizontal dimensions display correctly with the diagonal going from bottom left to top right, eg: /, but vertical dimensions display in the OPPOSITE direction, eg: \ ... which looks s#!t ... I think that's the technical term!"

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I don't know of anything that you can do about that.

[NigelParsons4560]

Hello CADastrophe,

Thanks for the prompt reply.

Managed to change the diagonal tick lenght.  I had to set it to 2mm in order to get it to plot around 3mm long ... note: scale is set to 1:100

As to the direction of the diagonal tick, perhaps Autodesk might consider adding an alignment option: "View" or "Dimension Line". 

Cheers

N.

[David_W_Koch]

If you really need all the ticks to align, you could create a second arrowhead type with a "reverse" tick mark, then create a new dimension type that uses the reverse tick mark.  Finally, use the reverse tick mark dimension type on your vertical dimensions.  Not sure what you would use for non-orthogonal dimensions.

That is way too much work for me, so I just live with the out-of-the-box treatment.  I am not certain that I would not have manually drawn tick marks that way, anyhow - it maintains the same orientation relative to the rest of the dimension.  But I have seen other requests for what you want.

[NigelParsons4560]

Hello David,

Thanks for your prompt reply.

Unfortunately I could not find any "Reverse" tick mark and I could not find a way to create one.

If it isn't too much to ask, please provide a brief instruction on how to proceed.

With non- orthogonal dimensions it is usual to draw the ticks in the direction of closest orientation to that of orthogonal dimensions.

Cheers

N.

[David_W_Koch]

My apologies.  I am getting my programs confused.  I thought there was a way to do this in Revit, but I must have been thinking about something that had been requested in AutoCAD.  That should teach me to post something without checking in the program first.

[NigelParsons4560]

Hi David,

Thanks for your prompt reply.

I think we both already know that AutoCAD got dimensioning right .... 😉