Document Properties - Ordinate Dimensions

You can specify document-level drafting settings for ordinate dimensions. Available for all document types.

To open this page:

With a drawing open, click Options (Standard toolbar), select Document Properties, and then select Dimensions > Ordinate.

Overall drafting standard

Inherited from the selected Drafting Standard page settings.

Select a standard:

Leader Style	Select: a style.
Leader Thickness	Select: a thickness or select Custom Size and enter a thickness.

Extension Line Style	Select: a style.
Extension Line Thickness	Select: a thickness or select Custom Size and enter a thickness.
Same as leader/dimension line style	Select to maintain line style.

Font	Click to modify the font.

Horizontal text justification	Left
	Center
	Right
Vertical text justification	Top
	Middle
	Bottom

Dual dimensions display	Select to display dimensions in dual units.
Show units for dual display	Select to display units for the second set of dimensions.
Dimension value position	Top
	Bottom
	Right
	Left

Unit Precision	Select the number of digits included after the decimal point for the value.
Tolerance Precision	Select the number of digits included after the decimal point for the tolerance.

Unit Precision	Select the number of digits after the decimal point from the list for the value in the secondary units.
Tolerance Precision	Select the number of digits after the decimal point for the tolerance values for the secondary units.

Select a layer.

You must first create layers for the drawing before you can select them for document properties.

You must select Per Standard for Layer (Layer toolbar) in the drawing view document to apply these layer settings.

Display as chain dimension	Select to chain the ordinate dimensions. (Not available for ANSI).
Automatically jog ordinates	Select to insert jogs in ordinate dimensions when you create them.
Size	(DIN only.) Select to set origin circle size in ordinate dimensions.
Tolerance	Click to set the tolerance.