WisDOT dimension styles

Last updated: 2021-11-05

Overview

The WisDOT Civil 3D standards require custom AutoCAD dimension styles. WisDOT custom dimension styles reside in a dimension style component file that is included in the WisDOT Civil 3D resource files.

Warning: Altering WisDOT component files and directories may result in lost functionality. Contact CAE Support for more information.

Info:

When starting a project from a WisDOT template, the WisDOT templates are purged of all WisDOT standards components except those necessary for WisDOT Civil 3D Styles. To add all WisDOT standards components groups at once (symbol blocks, dimension styles, layers, linetypes, multileaders, and textstyles) use Add All Components. Each WisDOT standards component group can also be added individually to a drawing.

User component files can be created and stored in C:\WisDOT\Stnd\users\Myc3d20xx\

New custom dimension style requests can be directed to the WisDOT Civil 3D Futures Trello board for review and consideration.

Dimension style component files

The WisDOT dimension style component file consists of an AutoCAD drawing. The file is located in: C:\WisDOT\Stnd\C3D20xx\Components\Dimensions

  • Dimstyles.dwg is a drawing displaying all the WisDOT custom dimension styles in model space.

Specific WisDOT custom dimension style use cases can be found in the Plan production section of the C3DKB.

All of the dimension styles below are annotative.

WisDOT dimension styles and settings

Dimension style Textstyle Text Height Dimension lines
060-LANE & SHLD CalibriLight 0.06

dimension line and arrows only
060-PLAN CONVENTIONAL CalibriLight 0.06 all
060-PLAN JOINTS & RADII CalibriLight 0.06 all
060-PLAN JOINTS_NO DIM LINES CalibriLight 0.06 none
060-PLAT CONVENTIONAL CalibriLight 0.06 dimension line and arrows only
060-TAPER CalibriLight 0.06 all
070-LANE & SHLD CalibriLight 0.07 dimension line and arrows only
070-PLAN CONVENTIONAL CalibriLight 0.07 all
070-PLAN JOINTS & RADII CalibriLight 0.07 all
070-PLAN JOINTS_NO DIM LINES CalibriLight 0.07 none
070-PLAT CONVENTIONAL CalibriLight 0.07 dimension line and arrows only
070-TAPER CalibriLight 0.07 all
100-PLAN CONVENTIONAL CalibriLight 0.10 all

The available dimension styles in an active DWG can be found at:

  • Ribbon > Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Dimension Style dropdown

  • Ribbon > WisDOT Sheets tab > WisDOT Annotation panel > Dimension Style dropdown

To add all the WisDOT custom dimension styles to a drawing as a group, use the Dimensions Add component group command.

WisDOT custom dimension styles can be added to a drawing individually from the drawing tools in the Dimension palette group.

The current dimension style and type can be set by using the WisDOT Dimension style picker and tool.