topic Re: Setting Dimension Linetype Scale in AutoCAD Forum

Setting Dimension Linetype Scale

mkoeninger — Thu, 19 May 2016 16:50:28 GMT

Is there anyway to control the linetype scale for dimensions, besides using the CELTSCALE command?

Re: Setting Dimension Linetype Scale

IkaroFalcao — Thu, 19 May 2016 17:07:01 GMT

You could use ltscale, but it would scale the linetype of all the objects displayed, instead of only the current one using celtscale.

Re: Setting Dimension Linetype Scale

elshawadfy — Thu, 19 May 2016 18:13:37 GMT

You can select all the wanted dimensions and change their line type scale directly in the properties palette..

To select dimensions of a specific style you can use either filter or qselect or selectsimilar

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Sofia.Xanthopoulou — Mon, 23 May 2016 21:41:10 GMT

Hi @mkoeninger,

just a little reminder that you have to mark an accepted solution in this thread, if any of the above posts could give you the desired answer. Doing this, all readers can benefit from your experience.

Thank you

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mkoeninger — Tue, 24 May 2016 11:01:41 GMT

Nothing useful has been offered.

Mike Koeninger
Design/Drafting Technician
Dir: (513) 386-8312

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RobDraw — Tue, 24 May 2016 11:16:33 GMT

Post number three answers your question as stated. If you need more help, more information is needed.

@mkoeninger wrote:
Nothing useful has been offered.

Mike Koeninger
Design/Drafting Technician
Dir: (513) 386-8312

BTW, that's a fine way of saying thank you.

Re: Setting Dimension Linetype Scale

jggerth — Tue, 24 May 2016 13:27:15 GMT

One question is, what linetpes are you trying to use for dimension? Normal industry practice, whether AEC or GD&T, is continuouse linetype for dimension and extension lines, so you're apparently trying to do something unique. What exactly? How exactly? and if you don't mind --- why?

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mkoeninger — Wed, 25 May 2016 14:18:58 GMT

I wanted a way to change the linetype scale for dimension extension lines for a dimension style, existing and future. I know can change it after the fact, but I don't want to do that after every time I make a new dimension.

The only way to do this is as stated in my original post.

Re: Setting Dimension Linetype Scale

mkoeninger — Wed, 25 May 2016 14:22:55 GMT

I'm changing the extension linetype for dimensions going to the centerline of objects to Center.

The scale of the drawing doesn't permit me to use centerlines on the objects (the spaces in the lines are not visible).

Re: Setting Dimension Linetype Scale

RobDraw — Wed, 25 May 2016 14:25:55 GMT

As you are finding out. Lintype scale is not a good way of doing this. Try using a linetype that fits, like CENTER2. If that still isn't small enough, you may need a custon linetype.

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elshawadfy — Wed, 25 May 2016 14:37:16 GMT

It would be much easier then to just remove that extention line r make it very short or a point, and extend the center line it self..

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One oter work around is to remove both extention lines, and iclude them in the arrow bloch, (Fixed Length extention lines) and scale line types as you please..

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mkoeninger — Wed, 25 May 2016 14:41:41 GMT

The objects are blocks, therefore, adding a centerline would be more work.

Mike Koeninger
Design/Drafting Technician
Dir: (513) 386-8312

Re: Setting Dimension Linetype Scale

RobDraw — Wed, 25 May 2016 14:46:34 GMT

Why don't you just show us exactly what you want to do instead of giving us little bits of information when a solution doesn't work?

Did you try the CENTER2 lintype, yet?

BTW, dimensioning to the center line is probably the poper way to do it as opposed to assiging it to the dimension.

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elshawadfy — Wed, 25 May 2016 14:58:47 GMT

What I meant for the workarround was that you edit the block of the arrowhead (or use a custome one) in the dimension style itself and bake the extenion line into it..

now if you want to change the lintype scale of all extetion lines of that dimension style - [and only that dimesion style or the ones using its arrow].. you just edit the block and change the linetype scale..

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mkoeninger — Wed, 25 May 2016 15:03:14 GMT

Thanks, I'll take your suggestion in consideration.

Re: Setting Dimension Linetype Scale

RobDraw — Wed, 25 May 2016 15:06:15 GMT

You're welcome.

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elshawadfy — Wed, 25 May 2016 15:13:04 GMT

You're welcome Mkoeninger!!

Re: Setting Dimension Linetype Scale

mkoeninger — Wed, 25 May 2016 15:19:40 GMT

What I want is to select a dimension style and have the linetype scale be something different than LTSCALE, in my case 0.5. The only way to do this is to change the CELTSCALE value. However, this changes any new object's scale, i.e. dimension, line.

I have used CENTER2.

Re: Setting Dimension Linetype Scale

RobDraw — Wed, 25 May 2016 15:27:15 GMT

So, CENTER2 did as you desired or are you still not getting what you want?

Re: Setting Dimension Linetype Scale

elshawadfy — Wed, 25 May 2016 15:33:50 GMT

Check the drawing below, and try ading some dimensions..

Change linetypes, LTypeScales, global individual, for the dimensions, ofr the drawing objects.....

- Notice the extetion liness in all cases..

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Now edit teh block "ArchTick"

and select the extention's linetypescale in the properties, - save the block and exit..

- Notice what hapens to the extetion lines now..