# DIMSTYLE Command line [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Index.md) → [Commands](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Commands/(Commands).md) → [D](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Commands/D/(D).md) The "-DIMSTYLE" is used to create and modify dimension styles. ## Command Access: > **Command:** -DIMSTYLE ## Command Prompts: > Enter a dimension style option > \[Annotative/Save/Restore/Status/Variables/Apply/?\]\<Restore\> > : ## Function Description: Users could save or restore the dimension system variable to selected dimension style. Relative Glossary: **Annotative:**Create annotative dimension styles. **Save:**Save the current settings of dimension system variable to dimension styles. > **Name:** Save the current settings of dimension system variable with the inputted name to the new dimension style. The new dimension style becomes current style. > Inputting an existing dimension style name, it prompts: > That name is already in use, redefine it? > \<N\> > : > Inputting "y", it will regenerate the associative dimension by redefined dimension style. > Under the command prompt "Enter name for new dimension style", inputting the new dimension name with \~ behind it, it displays the difference between the current style and the style need to save. It only display the difference, in the first column, it displays the current settings; in the second column, it display the settings of contrasted style. > **?-list dimension styles** > List named dimension styles in current drawing. **Restore** Restore the dimension system variable to be the settings of selected dimension style. > **Name:**Specify the inputting dimension style to be current. > Under the command prompt "Enter name for new dimension style", inputting the new dimension name with \~ behind it, it displays the difference between the current style and the style need to save. It only display the difference, in the first column, it displays the current settings; in the second column, it display the settings of contrasted style. > > **?-list dimension styles** List named dimension styles in current drawing. **Status** Display all current values of dimension system variables. **Variable** List the settings of some certain dimensin style or selected dimension system variable, but not set it to be current. > **Name**List the settings of dimension system variable of inputting dimension sytle name. > Under the command prompt "Enter name for new dimension style", inputting the new dimension name with \~ behind it, it displays the difference between the current style and the style need to save. It only display the difference, in the first column, it displays the current settings; in the second column, it display the settings of contrasted style. > **?-list dimension styles**List named dimension styles in current drawing. > **Select dimension** List the dimension style and the dimension for replacing selected dimension objects. **Apply：** Apply current dimension system variable settings to selected dimension objects and permanently replace any dimension styles of thoes objects. The baseline spacing of dimension lines will not updates; the dimension system variable settings will not update existing text. **?**-list dimension styles List named dimension styles in current drawing. ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/Commands/D/DIMSTYLE%20Command%20line.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](../../../2017/Commands/D/DIMSTYLE%20Command%20line.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/Commands/D/DIMSTYLE%20Command%20line.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Commands/D/DIMSTYLE%20Command%20line.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/Commands/D/DIMSTYLE%20Command%20line.md)