Applying an underscore to dimension text

[Anonymous]

I have a set of dimensions on my drawings however where the dimension is displaying as 6mm in a vertical plane this is quite difficult to distinguish as it could be misread as 9mm. Is there a way to add an underscore mark on the 6 so no mistake can be made as to it being a 6 and not a 9 ? Please see attached screen shot. Thanks

[mrattray]

Could you just change to unilateral dimensioning?

[Anonymous]

Hi, can you please advise on how I would do this by your recommendation. Thanks

[mrattray]

[Anonymous]

Thanks yes I saw this, I was just wondering if it was possible to add an underscore to dim text, would be good to see this in the next release 

[Curtis_Waguespack]

Hi Anthony,

You can do this manually by editing the dimension and adding an underscore to the next line, or use the Straightness symbol as shown.

Then just use the right-click Copy Properties option to add the same to any other dimensions that need it.

Or you could create a style to handle this and then just set the dimensions required to use that style:

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

[mpatchus]

You could create a new text style such as UNDERLINED NOTE TEXT and apply it to the Dimension Style which would result in something like this.

[Anonymous]

This is great, many thanks for all your helpful comments. I guess it really would be most useful when trying to distinguish between the 6 and 9. Cheers

[kstate92]

In the old days of hand drawings, an underlined dimension was used to state: 'Hey, it was too much work to redraw this entire blueprint, so this feature (while still measuring x) is now supposed to be y.'

But in about ten years, this insight will be about as usefull as being fluent in Sanskrit.

[mrattray]

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@kstate92 wrote:

But in about ten years, this insight will be about as usefull as being fluent in Sanskrit.

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It's already about as useful as being fluent in Latin...

[SBix26]

But don't all (or most) drawing standards specify that text be oriented to read from bottom/right?  I understand that some users may not be familiar with the standards, but there really is no ambiguity once you know the standard.  This seems like a pretty messy way to address a training issue.