# DIMTXTDIRECTION System Variable [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [D](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/D/(D).md) **Function Description:** The DIMTXTDIRECTION system variable is used to specify the dimension text reading direction. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Integer | | Saved in | Drawing | | Initial value | 0 | | Range | 0,1 | **System Variable Value:** **0:** display dimension text in left-to- right reading style **1:** display dimension text in right-to-left reading style --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/D/DIMTXTDIRECTION%20System%20Variable--c0922a6d8f6f.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/D/DIMTXTDIRECTION%20System%20Variable--c0922a6d8f6f.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](../../../2019/System%20Variables/D/DIMTXTDIRECTION%20System%20Variable--c0922a6d8f6f.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/System%20Variables/D/DIMTXTDIRECTION%20System%20Variable--c0922a6d8f6f.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](../../../2021/System%20Variables/D/DIMTXTDIRECTION%20System%20Variable--c0922a6d8f6f.md) · [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/D/DIMTXTDIRECTION%20System%20Variable--c0922a6d8f6f.md)