Auto fraction stack

[joe]

I just switched from LT 2014 to LT 2015 and there is a change in Autostack I cannot seem to fix. In LT 2014 I would type the following

L31/2x31/2x1/4x11'-31/2"  and the 1/2 & 1/4  would stack and also delete the space between the numbers.

Now with LT2015, I type the same way and end with this  L3 1/2x3 1/2x1/4x11'-31/2" and the only fraction that stacks is the 1/2 on the end.

and I have to use Text Formating to highlight the fraction, right click the mouse button, then choose stack. 

Does anyone have a fix?

Joe

[nrz13]

This is a known bug:
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-2013-2014-2015/Autostack-Bug-2015/m-p/5008212/highlight/true#M...

Report it via subscription or on the Autodesk "Contact Us" page:
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=1109794

The more people that report the problem, the more likely Autodesk will issue a fix.

[Anonymous]

if you type your inch (") mark after each fraction they should stack

[joe]

Hi kentr8,

That can be done, but is not the way structural steel angles are shown. I can sack the fractions, and delete the spaces but that is like going backwards or back to pencils and t squares:)

[christina.davis · Accepted solution]

Hi Joe, 

I'm able to reproduce this behavior, but at this time I can only suggest the workaround that you have found: highlight the fraction, right-click and choose Stack (or click the Stack icon on the Formatting ribbon panel). 

In the 2015 release some changes were made to auto-stacking, and the program is looking for a space to be entered right after the "bottom" number, in order to stack and remove the leading blank. Seeing the X entered after is blocking it from auto-stacking. 

I appreciate that this will require extra clicks, and is not a final solution. However, we are aware of the issue, and hopefully this will get you by until it can be fully resolved. 

[tommy]

This is a major issue and my Detailers will not upgrade to the latest versions (2015 or 2016) of Autocad because of this. Well I guess we dont need that subscription license anymore........

[joe]

Really not a big deal once you deal with it for a time. It becomes
second nature. Maybe they will fix it
sometime.

Joe

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