Commands and functions > Dimensions > Manage dimension styles
  
Manage dimension styles
Ribbon:
Tab ATHENA > Group Label > Manage dimension styles
Menu:
ATHENA > Dimensions > Manage dimension styles
Toolbar:
ATH Dimensions > Manage dimension styles
Command input:
ath_dimstyle
You can manage dimension styles with this command.
You can save dimension styles which are present in the current drawing in a library and load them into other drawings and also set them as current. Furthermore you can extend the library with dimension styles of the current drawing.
Dialog box Dimension style
db_ath_dimstyle
Register button Dimension style
Activates the Dialog box Dimension style. You will find the functional description further below.
Register button Text style
Activates the Dialog box Text style.
You will find the functional description in the section Managing text styles.
Register button System variable
Activates the Dialog box System variables.
You will find the functional description in the section Manage system variables.
Dialog box section Current drawing
Lists the dimension styles of the current drawing. You can select dimension styles here for further use.
Dialog box section Library
Lists the dimension styles of the library. You can select dimension styles here for further use.
As standard, metric (mm) and British (inch) dimension styles are provided. Which is displayed depends on the current setting for the drawing units.
[<]
Copies the selected dimension style of the library into the current drawing. Depending on the selected option, the selected dimension style is loaded into the drawing or it replaces the current dimension style.
[<<]
Copies all dimension styles of the library into the current drawing.
Input field
Changes the name of the selected dimension style. This is only possible when you click the button Rename.
[>]
Copies the selected dimension style of the current drawing into the library.
[>>]
Copies all dimension styles of the current drawing into the library.
Load
Sets the dimension style copied into the drawing as the current dimension style.
Overwrite
Replaces the current dimension style in the drawing. The Dialog box Dimension style is then closed.
Set
Sets the selected dimension style of the current drawing as the current dimension style.
Remove
Deletes the selected dimension style from the list.
Rename
Releases the input field for changing the name of the selected dimension style.
Save
Saves the library.
Note 
The dimension style library is saved in the file ATHENA\DATALOCAL\ ath_dim.dex.
Use the AutoCAD command _dimstyle to create new dimension styles or to change existing ones. You will find further information on this subject in the AutoCAD documentation.
You will find further information in the Chapter Dimension styles.