Dimension Line Terminators

Dimension line terminators are arrowheads by default, but can be obliques, dots, or absent altogether.

The terminators (DTER attribute) are set by the commands:

DTER ARROWS

DTER OBLIQUES

DTER DOTS

DTER OFF

Note:
The first terminator of a truncated dimension can be set independently using the FTER attribute. Refer to Detail Attributes of Linear Dimensions for further information. The first terminator is drawn 25% larger than the remainder.

FTER can have any of the same settings as DTER, or can be DEFAULT, in which case FTER assumes the same setting as DTER. FTER is applicable to LDIMs and ADIMs, or can be set at LAYE level, in which case its setting is cascaded down to newly-created dimensions.

The size of the terminator is controlled by the TSIZ attribute:

The initial settings of DTER and TSIZ are cascaded down from LAYE level.

The line styles and colours used for dimension and projection lines can be set by

At an LDIM the initial settings of these four attributes are cascaded down from LAYE level. At dimension point level their initial values are DEFAULT, for example, they use the values from the owning LDIM. Refer to Colours and Styles for further information.