Parts of a Dimension

Dimensions are made up of text, dimension lines, extension lines, and arrow types.  The following illustration is a diagram of the different parts of a dimension.

Parts of a dimension

 

Dimension Text:	A string of text that indicates the distance measurement.
Dimension Line:	A line that indicates the direction and extent of a dimension. The dimension line is an arc on Angular Dimensions.
Arrow Types:	Are displayed at each end of the dimension line. You can specify different sizes and shapes for arrowheads or tick marks.
Extension Lines:	Extend from the drawing entity to the dimension line.

 

Notes:

• You can set values for all dimension parts and the color assignments in the Options command on the Dimensions tab.

 

 

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