Dim. Extension Gap form Center Mark

There are 2 things at work here & the first sort of addresses your question. You can set the distance for a dimension extension line gap at Detailing/Extension Lines/Gap. This is the global setting for dimensions and so also includes a distance away from a centermark. Then you can also make the centermark extend out farther, if you wish, by changing Detailing/Centermarks/Size.

Keep in mind that you can always drag the ends of the dimensions to suit, and you can change each centermark individually with the property manager.

WT

Wayne,

Your suggestion does not work. I have my extension line gap set to .060". When I export a SW's drawing to ACAD and open it, I can add a dimension to this gap and it checks at .152".

What does it do in SW? If the issue is after a conversion to ACAD, I think all bets are off, as stuff sometimes moves all over the place and no way to control it that I have found.

In SW's, with the extension gap set to "zero", there is still a large gap between the extension line and endpoint of the center mark. Dim's that are attached to model geometry move according to the gap setting.

Make sure you aren't seeing the gap found in the centerlines themselves. Try dragging the dim endpoint off the centermark end and see if there is still a little piece of the centermark left there.

WT

Anyone else seeing this problem With SW04 SP1? Seems to me SW's is creating the gap from the extended center line even when this option is unselected for center mark type.

It's older than SP1.0. I don't remember when I first noticed it.

This has been a problem since the new centermark tool was introduced at some point in SW'03. I logged this with my VAR way back then. But nothing has been done about it since.

A workaround to this problem is to do this. When selecting entities for dimensioning, instead of selecting the centermark, select the edge of the hole instead. This will make the gap better.

Hope this helps, Seth Renigar