Autodesk 057B1-41A111-1001 - AutoCAD LT 2010, User Manual

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Apply a New Dimension Style to Existing Dimensions
You can modify existing dimensions by applying a different dimension style.
If you make changes to a dimension style, you can choose whether to update
the dimensions associated with that dimension style.
When you create a dimension, the current dimension style is associated with
that dimension. The dimension retains this dimension style unless you apply
a new dimension style to it or set up dimension style overrides.
You can modify existing dimensions by applying a different dimension style.
If you make changes to a dimension style, you can choose whether to update
the dimensions associated with that dimension style.
You can restore an existing dimension style or apply the current dimension
style, including any dimension style overrides, to selected dimensions.
Override a Dimension Style
With dimension style overrides, you can temporarily change a dimensioning
system variable without changing the current dimension style.
A dimension style override is a change made to specific settings in the current
dimension style. It is equivalent to changing a dimensioning system variable
without changing the current dimension style.
You can define dimension style overrides for individual dimensions, or for
the current dimension style.
■ For individual dimensions, you may want to create overrides to suppress
a dimension's extension lines or modify text and arrowhead placement so
that they do not overlap drawing geometry without creating a different
dimension style.
■ You can also set up overrides to the current dimension style. All dimensions
you create in the style include the overrides until you delete the overrides,
save the overrides to a new style, or set another style current. For example,
if you choose Override in the Dimension Style Manager, and change the
color of extension lines on the Override Current Style dialog box, Lines
tab, the current dimension style remains unchanged. However, the new
value for color is stored in the DIMCLRE system variable. The next
dimension you create will have extension lines in the new color. You can
save the dimension style overrides as a new dimension style.
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