Dimension Properties; Modifying Permanent Or Spot Dimension Properties; Permanent Dimension Type Properties - Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC User Manual

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Dimension Properties

You can change many properties of permanent and spot dimensions.
NOTE Permanent dimension type properties include properties for witness lines.

Modifying Permanent or Spot Dimension Properties

1 In a project view, select a permanent or spot dimension and click
2 In the Element Properties dialog, edit the instance properties.
3 Click Edit/New to edit type properties.
4 When you are finished, click OK.

Permanent Dimension Type Properties

Name
Graphics
Dimension String Type
Tick Mark
Line Weight
238 | Chapter 5 Using Dimensions and Constraints
NOTE These parameters are only enabled when the tick mark type parameter is set to an arrow type.
NOTE Changes made to type properties affect all permanent dimensions or spot dimensions of that
type in the project. You can click Duplicate to create a new permanent or spot dimension type.
Description
Specify the formatting method for a string of dimensions. This parameter is available
for linear dimension styles.
NOTE Arc length dimensions are linear dimensions and have parameters (Dimension
String Type and Ordinate Dimension Settings) for creating baseline and ordinate
dimensions, but these parameters have no effect on arc length dimensions.
Options include:
The name of the tick mark style.
Sets the line weight number that designates thickness of the dimension line. You
can choose from a list of values defined in Revit Architecture or define your own.
You can change the definition of the line weights using the Line Weights command
in the Settings menu. See
Continuous places multiple dimensions end to end.
Baseline places stacked dimensions measured from the same baseline.
Ordinate places a dimension string with values measured from the dimension
origin.
Line Weights
(Element Properties).
on page 486.