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Create an annotative dimension style, and use this style to create annotative dimensions.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
7 min.
Transcript
00:04
While you can certainly make any existing dimension annotative,
00:08
a better approach is to make the dimension style annotative.
00:12
Any new dimension that you create using
00:15
an annotative dimension style will be annotative
00:19
on the home ribbon
00:21
in the layers panel, expand the layer drop down and turn on layer one.
00:28
Now you see a diameter dimension.
00:31
When you hover the cursor over this dimension,
00:34
you do not see the annotative object
00:36
badge because this dimension is not annotative.
00:40
And when you change the annotation scale to 1 to 2,
00:44
the non
00:45
annotative dimension does not change
00:49
rather than changing an individual dimension to make it annotative,
00:53
you can change the dimension style so that all
00:56
dimensions created using that style will by definition be annotative
01:02
to do so
01:04
on the annotate ribbon
01:06
in the dimensions panel,
01:07
click the dialogue box launcher to open the dimension style manager.
01:13
In the styles list, you see three existing dimension styles.
01:18
One is already annotative as indicated by the presence
01:22
of an annotative badge adjacent to the style name,
01:26
the other two styles are not annotative,
01:29
but you can easily make a non annotative style into an annotative style.
01:35
In the list select my dim style, if it is not already selected
01:41
and then click, modify to open the modified dimension style dialogue
01:47
controls on the various tabs. Let you adjust all aspects of the dimension style.
01:53
But in this case, you only need to make a single change
01:57
on the fit tab.
02:00
In the scale for dimension features group box,
02:04
simply select the annotative check box,
02:09
then click OK.
02:11
Now in the dimension style manager
02:14
in the styles list,
02:16
an annotative badge appears adjacent to my dim style.
02:21
Click close to close the dimension style manager
02:26
on the status bar change the annotation scale back to 1 to 1,
02:32
then change it back to 1 to 2. Again,
02:36
the diameter dimension did not change.
02:39
And when you hover the cursor over that dimension,
02:42
you do not see an annotative badge
02:45
although you changed its dimension style so that the style is now annotative.
02:50
Any dimensions created using that style before you
02:54
made the change do not automatically become annotative
02:59
change the annotation scale back to 1 to 1
03:03
then select the diameter dimension
03:07
in the properties palate.
03:09
You can see that although the dimension uses the my dim style dimension style,
03:14
which you can see is indeed an annotative style.
03:18
The annotative property is set to know
03:22
just as you can make non annotative dimensions.
03:25
Annotative by simply changing this property
03:29
dimensions created using an annotative style can be non annotative as well.
03:35
While you could fix this by simply changing the annotative property.
03:39
There is another way
03:41
type
03:43
Anno
03:44
update.
03:45
As soon as you see the command in the autocomplete field press enter
03:51
since the dimension was already selected,
03:53
it is automatically updated and the command ends.
03:57
Now the dimension is indeed annotative
04:02
change. The annotation scale back to 1 to 2,
04:06
the other dimensions change size, but the diameter dimension has disappeared
04:11
because it does not currently have a representation at
04:14
that scale
04:16
on the status bar.
04:18
Toggle the annotation visibility tool so that you can see all annotative objects.
04:25
Now you can see the diameter dimension
04:28
select it
04:29
right click.
04:30
And in the shortcut menu, choose annotation object scale, add current scale,
04:38
then toggle off the annotation visibility tool
04:43
on the annotate ribbon
04:45
in the dimensions panel, make sure that my dim style is the current dimension style.
04:52
Start the dimension tool,
04:54
move the cursor over the arc in the lower right corner of the object,
04:59
add a radial dimension
05:02
and then press enter to end the command.
05:06
Since you created this new dimension using an annotative dimension style,
05:10
the dimension is annotative.
05:13
When you hover the cursor over that dimension,
05:16
you see an annotative badge.
05:18
But at present,
05:20
it only has one scale representation.
05:23
The scale at which it was created
05:26
change the annotation scale to 1 to 1
05:30
as soon as you
05:31
do,
05:32
the radial dimension disappears
05:35
on the status bar toggle on the annotation visibility tool.
05:41
Now you can see the radial dimension
05:43
but it is the wrong size
05:46
on the annotate ribbon
05:48
in the annotation scaling panel, click add current scale,
05:53
select the radial dimension you just created and
05:56
then press enter to complete your selection,
05:59
toggle off the annotation visibility tool
06:03
and then change the annotation scale to 1 to 2.
06:07
Now that the new dimension has a representation at both scales.
06:12
It automatically adjusts when you change the annotation scale.
06:17
As you have seen,
06:18
any dimension can be made annotative. A dimension style can be made annotative.
06:24
And any new dimension created using an annotative
06:27
dimension style will automatically be an annotative dimension.
Video transcript
00:04
While you can certainly make any existing dimension annotative,
00:08
a better approach is to make the dimension style annotative.
00:12
Any new dimension that you create using
00:15
an annotative dimension style will be annotative
00:19
on the home ribbon
00:21
in the layers panel, expand the layer drop down and turn on layer one.
00:28
Now you see a diameter dimension.
00:31
When you hover the cursor over this dimension,
00:34
you do not see the annotative object
00:36
badge because this dimension is not annotative.
00:40
And when you change the annotation scale to 1 to 2,
00:44
the non
00:45
annotative dimension does not change
00:49
rather than changing an individual dimension to make it annotative,
00:53
you can change the dimension style so that all
00:56
dimensions created using that style will by definition be annotative
01:02
to do so
01:04
on the annotate ribbon
01:06
in the dimensions panel,
01:07
click the dialogue box launcher to open the dimension style manager.
01:13
In the styles list, you see three existing dimension styles.
01:18
One is already annotative as indicated by the presence
01:22
of an annotative badge adjacent to the style name,
01:26
the other two styles are not annotative,
01:29
but you can easily make a non annotative style into an annotative style.
01:35
In the list select my dim style, if it is not already selected
01:41
and then click, modify to open the modified dimension style dialogue
01:47
controls on the various tabs. Let you adjust all aspects of the dimension style.
01:53
But in this case, you only need to make a single change
01:57
on the fit tab.
02:00
In the scale for dimension features group box,
02:04
simply select the annotative check box,
02:09
then click OK.
02:11
Now in the dimension style manager
02:14
in the styles list,
02:16
an annotative badge appears adjacent to my dim style.
02:21
Click close to close the dimension style manager
02:26
on the status bar change the annotation scale back to 1 to 1,
02:32
then change it back to 1 to 2. Again,
02:36
the diameter dimension did not change.
02:39
And when you hover the cursor over that dimension,
02:42
you do not see an annotative badge
02:45
although you changed its dimension style so that the style is now annotative.
02:50
Any dimensions created using that style before you
02:54
made the change do not automatically become annotative
02:59
change the annotation scale back to 1 to 1
03:03
then select the diameter dimension
03:07
in the properties palate.
03:09
You can see that although the dimension uses the my dim style dimension style,
03:14
which you can see is indeed an annotative style.
03:18
The annotative property is set to know
03:22
just as you can make non annotative dimensions.
03:25
Annotative by simply changing this property
03:29
dimensions created using an annotative style can be non annotative as well.
03:35
While you could fix this by simply changing the annotative property.
03:39
There is another way
03:41
type
03:43
Anno
03:44
update.
03:45
As soon as you see the command in the autocomplete field press enter
03:51
since the dimension was already selected,
03:53
it is automatically updated and the command ends.
03:57
Now the dimension is indeed annotative
04:02
change. The annotation scale back to 1 to 2,
04:06
the other dimensions change size, but the diameter dimension has disappeared
04:11
because it does not currently have a representation at
04:14
that scale
04:16
on the status bar.
04:18
Toggle the annotation visibility tool so that you can see all annotative objects.
04:25
Now you can see the diameter dimension
04:28
select it
04:29
right click.
04:30
And in the shortcut menu, choose annotation object scale, add current scale,
04:38
then toggle off the annotation visibility tool
04:43
on the annotate ribbon
04:45
in the dimensions panel, make sure that my dim style is the current dimension style.
04:52
Start the dimension tool,
04:54
move the cursor over the arc in the lower right corner of the object,
04:59
add a radial dimension
05:02
and then press enter to end the command.
05:06
Since you created this new dimension using an annotative dimension style,
05:10
the dimension is annotative.
05:13
When you hover the cursor over that dimension,
05:16
you see an annotative badge.
05:18
But at present,
05:20
it only has one scale representation.
05:23
The scale at which it was created
05:26
change the annotation scale to 1 to 1
05:30
as soon as you
05:31
do,
05:32
the radial dimension disappears
05:35
on the status bar toggle on the annotation visibility tool.
05:41
Now you can see the radial dimension
05:43
but it is the wrong size
05:46
on the annotate ribbon
05:48
in the annotation scaling panel, click add current scale,
05:53
select the radial dimension you just created and
05:56
then press enter to complete your selection,
05:59
toggle off the annotation visibility tool
06:03
and then change the annotation scale to 1 to 2.
06:07
Now that the new dimension has a representation at both scales.
06:12
It automatically adjusts when you change the annotation scale.
06:17
As you have seen,
06:18
any dimension can be made annotative. A dimension style can be made annotative.
06:24
And any new dimension created using an annotative
06:27
dimension style will automatically be an annotative dimension.
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