AutoCAD 2008 Essentials

DIMENSION STYLE: TEXT TAB

  • Click the Text tab and you will see the following:

  • Under Text appearance you can control the following settings:

    • Select the desired premade Text style to be used to write the dimension text. If you didn't create a Text style prior to this step, you can click the three dots button and create it right now.

    • Specify the Text color.

    • Specify the Fill color, which is the background color for the dimension text.

    • Input the Text height (this is only applicable if the assigned Text style has a text height = 0.0).

    • If you go to the Primary Units tab and assign the Unit format to be Architectural or Fractional, then the dimension text will appear something like 1 1/4. The question here is whether you want the fraction to appear with less height than the ordinary number, set the Fraction height scale accordingly.

    • Select whether to Draw frame around the dimension text or not.

  • As an introduction to Text placement, check the following illustration:

  • Under Text placement you can control the following settings:

    • Select the Vertical placement. You have 4 choices: Centered, Above, Outside, and JIS (Japan Industrial Standard). Check the illustration below:

    • As for Above, set the Offset from dim line, which is the distance between the dimesion line, and the baseline of the dimension text. Check the illustration below:

    • Select the Horizontal placement. You...

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