In technical drawings dimensions are directly dependent on a dimension style that we can configure and customize. In this video tutorial, we show you how to get started with dimension styles creation.

Create Dimensions

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ARES Commander provides all necessary

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tools to correctly create dimensions for

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technical drawings, the dimensions are

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directly dependent on a dimension style

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that we can configure and customize in

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this video we will learn what those

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characteristics are to access the

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dimension styles we need to click here

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on the icon dimension style, we can also

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find them in the annotate tab

Modify dimension style

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this section contains options to modify

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a dimension style in this video we will

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work with a style called example, all

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changes that we will perform and save we

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will be doing in this particular style

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when you open angular size there are two

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options which allow you to control for

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example the type of dimensions units

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and precision you can also hide the

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zeros before or after the comma, also

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when we limit the length of an arc we

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can add a symbol to the dimension

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placing it before or above the dimension

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value or choosing not to do so

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the arrows section distinguishes the

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initial and final error of a dimension

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given that the first arrow corresponds

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to the first click that was done when

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creating the dimension, we can determine

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the same type of arrow or a different

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one to both ends if desired

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we can also choose the type of arrow for

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the leader command, which may be the same

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or different when using it in the

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dimensions

Setting the size parameter

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we can set the size parameter to

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determine the size of the arrow both

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dimension and leader, the dual dimension

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paragraph allows activating a second set

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of dimensions which cancer for example

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for metric and imperial dimensions at

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once, among the options we can control

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precisely, the type of units we use here

Adding prefix or suffix to the dimension

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as the possibility of rounding the

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dimension value adding a prefix or

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suffix to the dimension and even remove

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the zeros that are before or after the

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comma

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secondary dimensions can be placed after

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the main dimensions or below

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the fifth section offers four options

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Retreat lets you choose the space

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dimension with text or arrow

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ARES commander offers the

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possibility to automatically resolve it

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or choose arrows these elements are the

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first thing to move to prioritize the

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text position or it is the other way

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around with the text option

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ARES commander can even move

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both if necessary

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we can also keep the texts between the

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extension lines which are the lines that

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appear on the sides of the dimension

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the last option is to hide the arrows if

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necessary we leave it on automatic

Positioning the linear dimension

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dimension text section controls the

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position of the dimension value

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choosing either to take it out of the

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dimension adding an arrow are not leader

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type and even choosing the positions

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next to the dimension

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dimension scale determines whether a

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dimension is annotated or standard

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for it to be annotated we just have to

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select the corresponding box in case of

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a standard height we must determine a

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scale factor that is directly related to

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the scale of the drawing that we will

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narrow this section will be discussed in

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depth in the video below to understand

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the different possibilities, within the

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additional options section we have two

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options

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the first of the seen enables or disables

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the line which connects the center with

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the bow when making a dimension of

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radius for example

Adding dimension value

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the second option releases the position

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of dimension text so that after locating

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the start and end points of the

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dimension the dimension value moves

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along with your mouse, so you can

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position it freely

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linear dimension can control the

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appearance of the value of the main

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dimension

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these are the units in which we want to

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limit precision and the type of decimal

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separator we want to include we can also

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incorporate a rounding value and

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include a suffix and prefix to the

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dimension value we also have the

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possibility of adding a scale factor

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this function can be very useful for

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example allows that if we are drawing in

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meters, the dimension can be shown in

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centimeters you only have to add the

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scale factor hundred

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and if the dimension value is 4.50 ARES

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commander writes it as 450 we can narrow

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two centimeters

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although it is drawn in meters in this

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section we also have the ability to

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remove the zeros that are before or

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after the comma the next option line

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provides parametres to control the

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dimension line and line extension with

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this option we control the line style

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thickness and color

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and we can modify the value offset

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which is the distance between the

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dimension line when we for example use

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the baseline command

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to hide the dimension line of desired

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line extension concerns the lateral

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lines and allows similar modifications

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to the above like type thickness and

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color

Setting the offset value

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here we also find an offset value but

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this time it is the distance between the

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extension line of the point indicated on

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the map

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the following value determines the

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length of the extension line on the

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opposite side of the scale line as shown

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in the image

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moreover the extension line can be

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hidden

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we can also

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the fixed length with respect to the

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dimension line radio paragraph and

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diameter dimension offer the possibility

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to add a mark in the diameter or radius

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dimensions here as a symbol of center

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line type

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regarding the text we can control the

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text style and color and even itsheight

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options include the ability to add a

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text box to the dimension we can

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determine the position of the text

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horizontally so that it is centered in

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the dimension are located closer toone

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extension or another it can even appear

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above as seen in the image the vertical

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section allows you to locate the text in

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the middle of the dimension above or

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outside here and you off set value

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appears but this time controls the

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distance of the text regarding the

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dimension line whether it appears above

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or centered the next option determines

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whether the text is always aligned

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horizontally or to the line dimension as

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shown in the drawing

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in this last section we control the

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ability to add a tolerance to the

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dimension we are able to choose the type

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of calculation and the minimum and the

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maximum values depending on the type of

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the selected tolerance

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this is an addition to determining the

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text position and the possibility to

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eliminate zeros before or after the

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comma among other similar options that

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we have seen previously, to learn more

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about the parametres that control a

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dimension style visit ARES commanders help section

 

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