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03-20-2009, 08:28 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-20-2009, 10:22 AM by JimBrown.)
I need to have two short arrows crossed over in a small space, but becasue it's so cramped (the angle between the arrows is quite small) the arrow heads encroach on each other and no longer look like 2 separate heads, more like a blob.
Is there any way I can customise the size of the head? (ie a bit like in Powerpoint where I can choose from a few different heads). In this case the heads are too long- they go back too far down the line from the point, and meet the head of the other line.
Thanks-
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03-20-2009, 10:22 AM
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Jim,
I assume you are talking about dimension lines?
If so, click the edit tab, then click the dimension you want to edit.
You can change all kinds of things there. I never have, so you may have to play around with it.
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Hi Kevin-
No, not dimension lines, just ordinary lines but with arrow heads.
The two lines cross like an X with the arrows on eg the top left leg of the X and on the top right leg. But because the X is narrow, the angle between is small, the arrow heads get on top of each other so I need to make the head smaller.
I looked at editing the dimension line arrows btw, doesn't look like you can choose the head style.
Thanks though!
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Jim,
Greetings!
Usually changes can be customised thru the options menu, however arrowheads are not amoung those, neither can they be scaled down. Best bet would be to create a symbol file, then you will have the ability to scale and rotate it as you see fit.
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03-21-2009, 08:12 AM
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Jim,
Actually you can adjust the line arrow-head size.
In the Options menu, select Drawing Data... and you'll find the line arrow-head size settings there.
You may have to experiment a bit with the arrow-head settings to get the desired affect. Keep in mind that any adjustments will be applied to all arrow-heads in the drawing.
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Brilliant- thanks, exactly what I needed- now the arrow heads are separated. I went from the defaults of 0.1875 & 3, to 0.1 & 2.
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Second time in 2 days that I found an exact answer to a problem I was having. I also wanted smaller arrows, and this fixed the arrow problem exactly. DeltaCad is getting a whole lot easier than when I first started.
Thank You Jim!!
Will
