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- 5.11.2 SELECT DIMENSION
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- Each viewport within an X-CAD drawing can have its own dimension parameters.
- The SELECT DIMENSION command is used to select new, or redifine current
- dimension parameters for the active viewport.
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- COMMAND FORMAT
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- #SELECT DIMENSION ENTITY :Ent x
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- #SELECT DIMENSION PARAMETERS modifiers [CR]
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- If the ENTITY modifier is used, an existing dimension is identified. The
- parameters for the existing entity are then cloned and used as the viewport
- default parameters. If the PARAMETERS modifier is used, dimension parameters
- are selected using individually.
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- MODIFIERS
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- ENTITY Use an existing entity to obtain a new set of dimension
- parameters for the active viewport.
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- PARAMETERS The PARAMETERS modifier is used to enter a further family of
- modifier use to change the defualt setting for all dimension
- parameters.
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- See the documentation for the DRAW DIMENSION command for a
- full description of these modifiers.
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- The default system dimension parameters for each viewport are:
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- Leader lines None suppressed.
- Leader gap 2 millimetres.
- Leader extend 4 millimetres.
- Arrowhead Closed unfilled.
- Arrow length 5 millimetres.
- Arrow ratio 2.5 ( 2 millimetres width ).
- Scale 1.0 .
- Units Default viewport units.
- Position Aligned.
- Prefix None.
- Suffix None.
- Precision 3 decimal places.
- Trailing zero On.
- Imperial format Feet and inches with decimal fractions.
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