CA X17 Tick Marks for Dimension Arrows


JonathanK
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Hello all,

 

I've done a little digging, and can't find anything posted here on this.

 

Wondering if there is a way to prevent the tick marks from rotating with the dimensions based on the dimension string running horizontal or vertical.

See attached.  Tick1 is the out of the box setting.  Tick 2 is what I'm looking for.  I want all the tick marks to be bottom left to top right.

 

It's my old school drafter mentality coming out!

 

Thanks!

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tick2.png

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Selected the appropriate dimension strings and changed the arrow type to the reversed direction.

 

I was just hoping there was a buried dialog box or selection somewhere that you could check to "Not rotate arrow head with dimension string" or something like that :rolleyes:

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2 hours ago, JonathanK said:

Selected the appropriate dimension strings and changed the arrow type to the reversed direction.

 

The easier way to do this, if you must, is to create a separate Dimension Default that has the opposite arrow type. Then place the Dimension Default Dropdown tool on your toolbar to make it easy to switch out between dimension defaults:

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Draw all your Type 1 dims, then switch to Type 2 and draw those. That is, if it's that important to you - at least this is easier than changing them after the fact.

 

(This only applies to manually drawn dimensions, of course.)

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2 hours ago, Chrisb222 said:

 

The easier way to do this, if you must, is to create a separate Dimension Default that has the opposite arrow type. Then place the Dimension Default Dropdown tool on your toolbar to make it easy to switch out between dimension defaults:

1086943644_Screenshot2025-10-24at3_29_06PM.png.c9c094d6672f42dd956ef1e7cb23b44b.png

 

Draw all your Type 1 dims, then switch to Type 2 and draw those. That is, if it's that important to you - at least this is easier than changing them after the fact.

 

(This only applies to manually drawn dimensions, of course.)

Great idea.... A downside would be that you couldn't completely benefit from auto dimensioning.

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