Configuring Draftsman X-Y Axis Scale Object Properties in Altium Designer

Parent page: X, Y Axis Scale

Select a X, Y Axis Scale object in the Draftsman design space to view or edit its property fields in the Properties panel.

Draftsman object properties are definable options that specify the visual style, content and behavior of the placed object. The property settings for each type of object are defined in two different ways:

• Pre-placement settings – most X, Y Axis Scale object properties, or those that can logically be pre-defined, are available as editable default settings on the Draftsman - Defaults page of the Preferences dialog (access from the  button at the top-right of the design space). Select the object in the Primitive List to reveal its options on the right.
• Post-placement settings – all X, Y Axis Scale object properties are available for editing in the Properties panel when a placed axis scale is selected in the design space. 

The X, Y Axis Scale object default settings in the Preferences dialog and the X, Y Axis Scale mode of the Properties panel. 

Style

• Line Style - the thickness and style of the axis scale's lines. Use the line weight drop-down menu to choose from a range of line thickness presets and the line pattern menu to choose from a range of line styles. The associated color button () opens the color selector where the line color can be specified by RGB or HEX value, by freeform selection, or from a range of presets. Note that the slider control sets the color Opacity level where 0% represents full transparency.

Properties

• Line Grid - the current grid distance value, which determines the distance of ticks featured between numeric values.
• Line Gap - the current gap distance value, which determines the distance between the numeric values and the axis scale line.
• Additional Line Number - click the drop-down to select the text that will be displayed as a second line below the dimension text. Use the associated  button to toggle its visibility.
  • Rotate Text -  check this box to rotate the text counterclockwise in increments of 90°.
  • Use Document Font checkbox selected – the font used is that defined by the document options. See the Document Font entry in General section of the Properties panel when in Document Options mode.
  • Use Document Font not selected – use the drop-down menus to choose the desired font type and size and select the lower buttons to enable text attributes. The associated color button () opens the color selector where the font color can be specified by RGB or HEX value, by freeform selection, or from a range of presets. Note that the slider control sets the color Opacity level, where 0% represents full transparency.
• Font – sets the font used for the axis scale.
  • Use Document Font checkbox selected – the font used is that defined by the document options. See the Document Font entry in General section of the Properties panel when in Document Options mode.
  • Use Document Font not selected – use the drop-down menus to choose the desired font type and size and select the lower buttons to enable text attributes. The associated color button () opens the color selector where the font color can be specified by RGB or HEX value, by freeform selection, or from a range of presets. Note that the slider control sets the color Opacity level, where 0% represents full transparency.

Units

• Primary Units – select the main dimension unit type that will be shown in the table. Use the associated  button to toggle the unit's visibility.
• Dual Units – set the secondary dimension unit type that will be shown in the table. Use the associated  button to toggle the unit's visibility.

Precision

Specifies the numerical precision (number of significant digits to the right of the decimal point, with the last digit rounded) for the layer specifications.

• Primary Units – use the Value Precision drop-down menu to choose the numerical rounding for the Primary (main) layer dimension table entries.
• Dual Units – use the Value Precision drop-down menu to choose the numerical rounding for the Dual (secondary) layer dimension table entries, if enabled.