A dimension style describes how a dimension feature is displayed, including its symbology, label font, and label text. Each dimension feature class has at least one style. Dimension features within the dimension feature class are associated with a particular style. All dimension features of a particular style have certain characteristics that are the same and other characteristics that can be overridden on a feature-by-feature basis.
Caution:
Dimension styles are specific to dimension features, not to be confused with project styles. However, dimension styles optionally can be saved as style items into project styles for reuse.ArcGIS Pro provides tools that allow you to store dimensions in your geodatabase. You can also create dimension styles to apply to your dimension features so they are consistent with your application standards. ArcGIS Pro supports a number of dimension types and methods for creating dimensions.
Once a style is created in a dimension class, it cannot be modified. If you want to modify the properties of an existing dimension style, you must create a new dimension style with the new properties. You can create styles based on the properties of an existing style, or you can select a style from a style file.
The dimension styles' properties are defined on the Dimension Style Properties view. This view has three sections: Lines and Point Symbols, Text, and Fit. The Lines and Point Symbols section allows you to set the properties for the dimension lines, line arrows, and extension lines. The Text section allows you to control the content of the dimension text as well as its symbology. The Fit section allows you to define how the dimension and dimension text adjust when the dimension's length is too short to display the point symbols and text between the extension lines.
When creating dimension features and assigning them a style, some properties can be overridden on a feature-by-feature basis. The properties that you can override for each feature are as follows:
- Dimension line display
- Point symbol display
- Expression
- Extension line display
Dimension style properties
Lines and Point Symbols
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Starting point symbol | The point symbol used for the arrow at the end of the begin dimension line. Note:The properties listed below are the basic point symbol properties.
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Ending point symbol | The point symbol used for the arrow at the end of the end dimension line. Note:The properties listed below are the basic point symbol properties.
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Display | Indicates which begin and end point symbols should be displayed:
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Dimension line symbol | The line symbol used for the dimension line. Note:The properties listed below are the basic line symbol properties.
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Display | Indicates which dimension lines should be displayed:
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Baseline dimension height | The height of the construction for creating baseline dimensions with this style. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extension line symbol | The line symbol used for the extension lines. Note:The properties listed below are the basic line symbol properties.
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Display | Indicates which of the extension lines should be displayed:
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Overshoot | The length of the extension line overshoot. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offset | The length of the extension line offset. |
Text
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Font name | The font family name—for example, Comic Sans. | ||||||||
Font style | The style name for the font family—for example, Regular, Bold, or Italic. Note:In addition to preset styles, variable fonts enable customization of their font variations, such as width, weight, slant, and so on. Click the Font Variation button to access the variations.
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Size | The size of the text measured in points. | ||||||||
Edit Text Symbol | The text symbol used for the text. | ||||||||
Expression | The actual string that is displayed for the dimension text. This can be one of the following:
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Align text to dimension | Specifies whether the text should be aligned with the dimension line. | ||||||||
Display units | The units in which the length of the dimension text is displayed. | ||||||||
Precision | The precision for the value displayed by the dimension text. |
Fit
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Point symbol fit | The adjustment in the display of the point symbols and text when the dimension's length is too short to show the point symbols and text between the extension lines. The arrow fit policy of the style.
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Draw line between inward symbols | Specifies whether a dimension line should be drawn between the extension lines for an inward dimension. | ||||
Text fit | The adjustment in the display of the point symbols and text when the dimension's length is too short to show the point symbols and text between the extension lines. The text fit policy for the style.
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Extend dimension line to length of text | Specifies whether the dimension line will be extended to underline the text on inward dimensions. |