Changing The Dimension Line Tick Mark; Controlling The Display Behavior Of Dimension Arrows - Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC User Manual

2 Place the cursor on the blue handle below the dimension text. Drag the handle away from the
3 To return the dimension text to its original position, drag the handle back toward the dimension

Changing the Dimension Line Tick Mark

You can change the tick mark that displays at the ends of the dimension line.
1 In the drawing area, select a dimension and click
2 In the Element Properties dialog, click Edit/New.
3 Select a value for the Tick Mark parameter.
4 Click OK.
If you select an arrow tick mark, see
information on the behavior of arrow type tick marks.

Controlling the Display Behavior of Dimension Arrows

When you select an arrow tick mark for dimension lines, the arrows recognize when a dimension segment
is too small to accommodate the arrows on the interior of the dimension line. When this occurs, dimension
arrows automatically flip to the exterior of the dimension line. This occurs for linear, angular, and radial
dimensions. For radial dimensions, arrows flip when the dimension line (the radius) is shorter than the
length of the arrow.
The following image shows 2 dimensions with arrow tick marks. The larger dimension shows how arrows
display on the interior of the dimension line when the line is large enough to accommodate them. The
smaller dimension shows how dimension arrows flip to the exterior of the dimension line when the line is
too small to accommodate them.
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dimension.
Revit Architecture moves the text away from the dimension line. If the dimension text crosses
the path of one of the witness lines of the dimension, and it does not cross the center of the
dimension segment it is on, an arc leader line appears. You can turn off the leader by clearing
the Leader option from the Options Bar.
line, and it will snap to its original position.
Controlling the Display Behavior of Dimension Arrows
(Element Properties).
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