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Create Annotative Dimensions and Tolerances
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To change an existing dimension style to annotative

  1. Click Format menu Dimension Style. At the command prompt, enter dimstyle.
  2. In the Dimension Style Manager dialog box, Styles list, select a style.
    NoteA icon next to a dimension style name indicates that the style is already annotative.
  3. Click Modify.
  4. In the Modify Dimension Style dialog box, Fit tab, under Scale for Dimension Features, select Annotative.
  5. Click OK.
  6. (Optional) Click Set Current to set this style as the current dimension style.
  7. Click Close.
 Command entry: DIMSTYLE