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mstirnemann1-Visitor
1-Visitor
Nov 16, 2015 10:28 PM UTC
Question

Diameter Dimension - Single arrow leader

Is there a Drawing Option setting that would allow the default diameter leader to be the single outside point (like on the left) instead of the double inside (like on the right).

Currently, we have to double click and then middle click to create the .625 dimension, then you have to deselect, left click to re highlight and right click to flip the arrows.  90% of our diameter dimensions end up with the single arrow, so we would like this to be the default config option.

Thanks PTC Community!

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    Praveen_11149112-Amethyst
    12-Amethyst
    Nov 17, 2015 5:48 AM UTC

    I am not sure about the config option but with the following method you can reduce the number of clicks

    1. Select all the dimensions using the  smart window selection for dimensions ( it will select only the dimensions covered by the window)

    2. Right click on the screen and select "Flip Arrows"

    3. All diameter dimension will be as per your requirement

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    ddhondt1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    Nov 17, 2015 6:51 AM UTC

    Is there a config setting so it comes out standard that way?

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    mstirnemann1-VisitorAuthor
    1-Visitor
    Nov 17, 2015 2:42 PM UTC

    Thanks Praveen, but we know about the smart window and also the ctrl technique.  I'd rather skip those steps.

    D'Hondt, it seems as if I'm not the only one asking for this to be standard.

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    StephenW
    StephenW23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    Nov 17, 2015 2:46 PM UTC

    Just last month an idea was created for exactly this.

    Add ability to set default diameter dimensioning

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    mstirnemann1-VisitorAuthor
    1-Visitor
    Nov 17, 2015 5:24 PM UTC

    Alright so you (Stephen) are saying there's no hope for a quick solution... Great.

    It's odd that the location of the text relative to the leader line is a config option, but the arrow location is not...

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    StephenW
    StephenW23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    Nov 17, 2015 5:47 PM UTC

    To the best of my knowledge, all hope is lost and now we are relying on a product enhancement suggestion that has a less than zero percent chance of being implemented.

    Too bleak??? Well I voted on it so I guess maybe I still have a little hope but..........

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    MTM6-Contributor
    6-Contributor
    Jul 15, 2026 5:36 PM UTC

    There is a setting in the drawing.dtl for this… default_diam_dim_arrow_state   single

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      KenFarley
      KenFarley21-Topaz II
      21-Topaz II
      Jul 15, 2026 8:53 PM UTC

      This is a ten year old inquiry. The drawing file option has been, as far as I can tell, in place since Creo 4. It’s always been and still is a hidden option, though, so the only way people could use it is by manually editing their drawing.dtl file. Being hidden also means there’s no “official” documentation that I can find telling all the options.

      I would guess that the idea didn’t go anywhere, huh?

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