Using industry standards for dimension objects If you want to use industry standard settings for dimension objects, click the Standards button in the Dimensioning dialog box to open the Dimension Standards dialog box. You can choose several indus- try standards in the pop-up menu. You can also use the Dimension Standards dialog box to further customize dimension objects. Style and Text Display settings Use the following style options in the Dimensioning dialog box to customize the appear- ance of dimension objects. A    Arrows Inside. Dimension arrows appear next to the di- mension text when this option is on. B    Center Text. Must be off if you want to drag dimension text outside the witness lines. C   Frame Text. Turn this op- tion on to frame the dimension text. Use the following options in the Text Display pop-up menu to format the dimension text. Horizontal. Text is always aligned horizontally in all dimension objects. Horz/90º. Text is aligned hori- zontally, except text is rotated 90º vertically for vertical dimension objects. Aligned. Text is always aligned with the angle of the dimen- sion arrows. Above. Text runs above the dimension arrows. Below. Text runs below the dimension arrows. A B C 2.75 ft 2.75 ft 2.75 ft 2.75 ft 2.75 ft 2.75 ft Option on Option off
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