AutoCAD DIMSTYLE Command: How to Set Up Dimension Styles
Manages the dimension styles that control arrows, text, units and scale.
- Command
- DIMSTYLE
- Aliases
- D, DST, DIMSTY, DDIM
- English name
- Dimension Style
The AutoCAD DIMSTYLE command opens the Dimension Style Manager. There you create, edit and set current the styles that control arrowheads, text height and style, unit format, precision and overall scale.
When you modify a dimension style, every dimension that uses it updates together. A well set up style saves you from editing dimensions one by one and keeps the drawing consistent.
Settings are grouped into tabs: Lines, Symbols and Arrows, Text, Fit, Primary Units, Alternate Units and Tolerances.
How to use it
- Type DIMSTYLE or D and press Enter.
- Click New, give the style a name and choose the style to start from.
- Adjust arrows, text, units and scale on the tabs.
- Select the style, click Set Current and close the dialog.
Options
- Set Current
- Makes the selected style current for new dimensions.
- New
- Creates a new dimension style based on an existing one.
- Modify
- Changes the selected style; all dimensions using it update.
- Override
- Sets a temporary override without changing the style itself.
- Compare
- Lists the differences between two dimension styles.
Notes and tips
- If dimensions look tiny or huge, check Use overall scale of on the Fit tab.
- Use the Annotative option to keep dimensions the same size in viewports with different scales.
- The number of decimal places is set by Precision on the Primary Units tab.