Text Content

In the Text Content panel: Choose how to display the elevation value.

Single-value (Level Dimension)

Basic option to display the elevation of the element’s visible top.

Note: “Visible Top” means the currently visible top of the element (which depends on Partial Structure Display).

Choose a reference level from which to measure the element’s visible top:

Project Zero
Sea Level
Other reference level

Define reference levels at Options > Project Preferences > Reference Levels)

Custom Text Content

“Custom”gives you more options via Autotext to choose different measured levels and reference levels.

You can also add custom text and superscript, and format multi-line text.

Insert Autotext (Level Dimension)

Click to choose a different elevation level (other than visible top) and reference level.

When editing a placed level dimension: Available Autotexts depend on the element type.
You can display reference level names via Autotext (these are text strings)
You can display several lines of text (click Enter for line break), and/or add custom text.

Add superscript to dimension text

Click Insert Superscript Symbol, then add your superscript text. (The symbol is shown in the dialog as a caret.)

To continue the text in regular font, click Insert Superscript again.

Note: If your dimension already includes a superscript - because you are using Extra Accuracy defined in Options > Project Preferences > Dimensions - then add a space before inserting the superscript symbol. Otherwise, the caret itself will appear in the dimension text.

Set dimension unit at Options > Project Preferences > Dimensions).

See Dimensions Preferences.