Selecting a Dimensioning Standard
Creo Elements/Direct Drafting can emulate the dimensioning styles specified in various drawing standards as well as allow you to define your own company or site-wide standard. The standards available are:
• ANSI
• DIN
• ISO
• JIS
• Company (Creo Elements/Direct Drafting default)
To select a dimensioning standard:
1. Click on the selection arrow of the Dimension Standard list box at the bottom of the Creo Elements/Direct Drafting window to list the dimension standards available for selection.
2. Select the dimensioning standard you want to use.
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To emulate a given dimensioning standard, Creo Elements/Direct Drafting simply executes a macro that calls dimensioning style commands with the appropriate options. If a given dimensioning standard has features that are not supported by Creo Elements/Direct Drafting dimensioning commands, that feature will not be supported.
The dimensioning standards are all defined in the macro file da_std.mac. This macro file can be edited by hand in order to set the Company dimensioning style, but the other standards defined in this file should generally not be changed.
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Please ensure automatic dimension placement by clicking Automatic check box in Options under Dimension Settings or clear Automatic for manual placement.
You may also want to select or specify your own dimension settings before you begin to dimension. For details see: