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Dimension Style Help needed!

Mark.Valenti — Wed, 17 May 2017 13:16:07 GMT

I am trying to set the current dimension style to a custom format. Within the Dialog Box Style and Standard Editor the Standard exists and is Active, Under Dimension are various styles and the custom one I would like to use is listed. The problem I am having is on the Format Panel on the Annotate ribbon the Style pulldown is blank when I click the down arrow. no selections are possible. Help Please.

-Mark

Re: Dimension Style Help needed!

ShayaGhanbar — Wed, 17 May 2017 13:31:56 GMT

The pull down is empty when there is no dimension in your drawing. As soon as you have a geometry with dimensions, the pull down will work.

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Re: Dimension Style Help needed!

Anonymous — Wed, 17 May 2017 13:36:21 GMT

Have you selected or are you placing a dimension?

Can you post a screen shot?

Re: Dimension Style Help needed!

kennyj — Wed, 17 May 2017 13:36:22 GMT

To follow up on ShayaGhan's correct response, you must have the dimension (or leader or other command) activated before the styles become visible/available.

Kenny

Re: Dimension Style Help needed!

Mark.Valenti — Wed, 17 May 2017 13:41:50 GMT

What thru me was that I guess I cant get the custom dimension style to be the default... So once put a dimension on the drawing, then the styles became available. thank you for the help.

Re: Dimension Style Help needed!

SBix26 — Thu, 18 May 2017 00:52:28 GMT

Sure you can-- that's exactly what the Object Defaults style is for. Edit your active Object Defaults style and apply your custom dimension style wherever it's appropriate (linear, radius, diameter, ordinate, etc).

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