controls orientation of dimension text in the drawing.
note
the drawing setup file option angdim_text_orientation controls the display of angular dimensions (not text orientation).
default and available settings
you can flip through the various arrow directions for each orientation setting. while moving a dimension, you can simultaneously
right-click and cycle through the displays for the designated text orientation setting.
the following examples have the default_dim_elbows drawing setup file option set to yes.
horizontal*
displays all dimension text horizontally.
parallel
displays text parallel to a dimension leader line.
parallel_diam_horiz
displays all dimensions except diameter dimensions parallel to their leaders; displays only diameter dimensions horizontally.
iso _parallel
displays text parallel to a dimension witness line. this differs from the value parallel as this will also allow dimension tolerances to be displayed in iso
406:1987 (e) format or british standard tolerance format.
iso_parallel_diam_horiz
displays all dimensions except diameter dimensions parallel to their leaders. limit tolerances will be stacked in accordance
with iso standard.
note
for the following arrow display, the elbow of a diameter dimension always extends through to the end of the text. to control
the elbow extension beyond the text, use the dim_text_gap drawing setup file option.
