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Dimension Variables Reference:

The following table lists the dimension system variable settings by dimension style.
§ ANSI (American National Standards Institute) is the same as the STANDARD dimension style when you select
English in Start From Scratch. ANSI is also the default style for ANSI templates.
§ ISO-25 is the default when you select metric units, and the default ISO template dimension style. (ISO is the acronym
for International Standards Organization.)
§ DIN is the default DIN template style.
§ JIS is the default JIS template style.

Variable Description ANSI ISO - 25 DIN JIS

DIMADEC Decimal places for angular dimensions 0 0 0 0
DIMALT Alternate units selected Off Off Off Off
DIMALTD Alternate unit decimal places 2 4 2 2
DIMALTF Alternate unit scale factor 25.4000 0.0394 0.0394 0.0394
DIMALTRND Alternate units rounding value 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
DIMALTTD Alternate tolerance decimal places 2 4 2 2
DIMALTTZ Alternate tolerance zero suppression 0 0 0 0
DIMALTU Alternate units 2 8 8 2
DIMALTZ Alternate unit zero suppression 0 0 0 0
DIMAPOST Prefix and suffix for alternate text
DIMASZ Arrow size 0.1800 2.5000 2.5000 2.5000
DIMATFIT Arrow and text fit 3 3 3 3
DIMAUNIT Angular unit format 0 0 0 0
DIMAZIN Angular zero suppression 0 0 0 0
DIMBLK Arrow block name ClosedFilled ClosedFilled ClosedFilled ClosedFilled
DIMBLK1 First arrow block name ClosedFilled ClosedFilled ClosedFilled ClosedFilled
DIMBLK2 Second arrow block name ClosedFilled ClosedFilled ClosedFilled ClosedFilled
DIMCEN Center mark size 0.0900 2.500 2.500 0.0000
DIMCLRD Dimension line and leader color ByBlock ByBlock ByBlock ByBlock
DIMCLRE Extension line color ByBlock ByBlock ByBlock ByBlock
DIMCLRT Dimension text color ByBlock ByBlock ByBlock ByBlock
DIMDEC Decimal places for dimensions 4 4 4 4
DIMDLE Dimension line extension 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
DIMDLI Dimension line spacing 0.3800 3.7500 3.7500 7.0000
DIMDSEP Decimal separator . , , .
DIMEXE Extension above dimension line 0.1800 1.2500 1.2500 1.0000
DIMEXO Extension line origin offset 0.0625 0.0625 0.0625 1.0000
DIMFRAC Fraction format 0 0 0 0
DIMGAP Gap from dimension line to text 0.0900 0.6250 0.6250 0.0000
DIMJUST Justification of text on dimension line 0 0 0 0
DIMLDRBLK Leader arrowhead block name ClosedFilled ClosedFilled ClosedFilled ClosedFilled
DIMLFAC Linear unit scale factor 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
DIMLIM Generate dimension limits Off Off Off Off
DIMLUNIT Linear unit format 2 6 6 2
DIMLWD Dimension line and leader lineweight -2 -2 -2 -2
DIMLWE Extension line lineweight -2 -2 -2 -2
DIMPOST Prefix and suffix for dimension text
DIMRND Rounding value 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
DIMSAH Separate arrow blocks Off Off Off Off
DIMSCALE Overall scale factor 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
DIMSD1 Suppress the first dimension line Off Off Off Off
DIMSD2 Suppress the second dimension line Off Off Off Off
DIMSE1 Suppress the first extension line Off Off Off Off
DIMSE2 Suppress the second extension line Off Off Off Off

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DIMSOXD Suppress outside dimension lines Off Off Off On
DIMTAD Place text above the dimension line 0 1 1 1
DIMTDEC Tolerance decimal places 4 4 4 4
DIMTFAC Text height within tolerance objects 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
DIMTIH Text inside extensions is horizontal On Off Off Off
DIMTIX Place text inside extensions Off Off Off On
DIMTM Minus tolerance 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
DIMTMOVE Text movement 0 0 0 0
DIMTOFL Force line inside extension lines Off On On On
DIMTOH Text outside horizontal On Off Off Off
DIMTOL Tolerance dimensioning Off Off Off Off
DIMTOLJ Tolerance vertical justification 1 1 1 1
DIMTP Plus tolerance 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
DIMTSZ Tick size 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
DIMTVP Text vertical position 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
DIMTXSTY Text style STANDARD STANDARD STANDARD STANDARD
DIMTXT Text height 0.1800 2.5000 2.5000 2.5000
DIMTZIN Tolerance zero suppression 0 0 0 0
DIMUPT User positioned text Off Off Off Off
DIMZIN Zero suppression 0 8 8 8

Dimension System Variables:

The following illustrations show how the dimension system variables are organized on tabs in the
New Dimension Style dialog box. Although not shown, these system variables are organized the
same way on the Modify Dimension Style and Override Dimension Style dialog boxes.

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