creo9 Drawing Setup option documentation for: DEFAULT_ORDDIM_TEXT_ORIENTATION
(Also MBD)
default_orddim_text_orientation
Sets the default text orientation for ordinate dimensions (parallel to witness lines).
Default and Available Settings:
parallel_to_and_centered_about_leader* - Places the dimension text parallel to the leader
line.
parallel_to_and_above_leader - Places the dimension text parallel to and above the leader
line (JIS standard).
parallel_to_and_below_leader - Places the dimension text parallel to and below the leader
line (JIS standard).
horizontal - Places the dimension text horizontally, parallel to the bottom of the drawing
sheet.