Hi Tim,

To add a bit to Barry's comments, if you're having trouble getting dimensions to look like you want them to, there are a couple of ways to change your dimension style in LayOut:

#1 Change the style of an existing dimension

1. Create a dimension.
2. Select the dimension.
3. In the Shape Style panel, choose the stroke line weight, color, arrowhead type, etc that you want to use.
4. In the Text Style (Win) or Font panel (Mac), choose your text settings.
5. In the Dimension Style panel, choose your units, precision, and location/orientation of the text box.
6. If the dimension still doesn't look like you want, you can double-click on the dimension with the Select tool. You can then select the individual lines, and change their style via the Shape Style panel.

Or

#2 Set the Dimension tool default

1. Select the dimension tool.
2. Follow steps 3-5 above.
3. Create dimension...it will use the settings you choose.

Hope that helps,
-sandra