Control Extension Lines (Concept)

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Control Extension Lines

Concept

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You can control extension line properties including color, lineweight, overshoot, and offset length.

You can control several aspects of the extension lines. You can

Specify color and lineweight for visual effect and plotting
Suppress one or both extension lines if they are unnecessary, or if there is not enough space
Specify how far beyond the dimension line that the extension line extends (overshoot)
Control the extension origin offset, the distance between the extension line origin, and the start of the extension line
Specify a fixed length for extension lines, as measured from the dimension line toward the extension line origin
Specify a noncontinuous linetype, typically used for centerlines
Modify the angle of the extension lines of a selected dimension to make them oblique

Fixed-Length Extension Lines

With the Dimension Style Manager, on the Lines tab, you can specify a dimension style that sets the total length of extension lines starting from the dimension line toward the dimension origin point.

The extension-line offset distance from the origin will never be less than the value specified by the DIMEXO system variable.