# Overview of Dimension Styles [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/Index.md) → [User Guide](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/User%20Guide/(User%20Guide).md) → [Dimensions](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/User%20Guide/Dimensions/(Dimensions).md) → [Use Dimension Styles](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/User%20Guide/Dimensions/Use%20Dimension%20Styles/(Use%20Dimension%20Styles).md) The appearance of dimensions like arrowhead style, text location and lateral tolerances are controlled by a dimension style. Using dimension styles, you can specify the format of dimensions quickly and to ensure that dimensions are meet industry or project standards. - Dimensions use the settings of the current dimension style. - Change a setting in a dimension style, all dimensions in a drawing that use a certain style will be updated automatically. - Dimension substyles can be created for specified types of dimensions with some different parameters from the current dimension style. - A dimension style can be overriden temporarily. --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 8 (2013–2014)](../../../../2013/User%20Guide/Dimensions/Use%20Dimension%20Styles/Overview%20of%20Dimension%20Styles.md) · [GstarCAD 2015](../../../../2015/User%20Guide/Dimensions/Use%20Dimension%20Styles/Overview%20of%20Dimension%20Styles.md) · [GstarCAD 2016](../../../../2016/User%20Guide/Dimensions/Use%20Dimension%20Styles/Overview%20of%20Dimension%20Styles.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](../../../../2017/User%20Guide/Dimensions/Use%20Dimension%20Styles/Overview%20of%20Dimension%20Styles.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/User%20Guide/Dimensions/Use%20Dimension%20Styles/Overview%20of%20Dimension%20Styles.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/User%20Guide/Dimensions/Use%20Dimension%20Styles/Overview%20of%20Dimension%20Styles.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/User%20Guide/Dimensions/Use%20Dimension%20Styles/Overview%20of%20Dimension%20Styles.md)