Dimension with Tick and Dot

[Anonymous]

Is it possible to have a Tick and a Dot on the same dimension? Our company standard has always been to have a tick for the wall edge and the dot for the column line. Any thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Not possible - and gee, what a lot of work in AutoCAD. Time for a new office standard... "Ben Ferrer" wrote in message news:3ffed3d2$1_1@statler... > Is it possible to have a Tick and a Dot on the same dimension? Our company > standard has always been to have a tick for the wall edge and the dot for > the column line. Any thoughts? > >

[Anonymous]

I though this was made possible in Revit 6.0. Somewhere in the back recesses of my cranial cavity I remember you could have different delimiters on dimensions. Check it out in the New Features DOC/PDF on the Revit website on white papers or tech. info. -- Mel Persin, Architect-AIA Network/CAD Consultant, Support & Training "Ben Ferrer" wrote in message news:3ffed3d2$1_1@statler... > Is it possible to have a Tick and a Dot on the same dimension? Our company > standard has always been to have a tick for the wall edge and the dot for > the column line. Any thoughts? > >

[Anonymous]

Ben, Yes, it is possible to do what you want. Each dimension style can have a standard tick mark (for wall faces) that is separately defined from centerline tick marks. Once you define these, Revit will automatically use the appropriate tick mark in each instance. Tibor Farkas "Ben Ferrer" wrote in message news:3ffed3d2$1_1@statler... > Is it possible to have a Tick and a Dot on the same dimension? Our company > standard has always been to have a tick for the wall edge and the dot for > the column line. Any thoughts? > >

[Anonymous]

On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 12:30:12 -0600, "Aaron Rumple" wrote: >Not possible - and gee, what a lot of work in AutoCAD. >Time for a new office standard... Actually, it's a basic drafting standard for many companies. And no, it's almost no work to do this in AutoCAD. Matt mstachoni@comcast.net mstachoni@bhhtait.com

[Anonymous]

> And no, > it's almost no work to do this in AutoCAD. Just a few DIMVARs here and there. Whats a DIMVAR? (Don't answer that.....)

[Anonymous]

Thanks everyone. We are headed in the right direction. I did see the update for Revit 6 and centerline dimensions. But how do I get the centerline to fall on a column line? Or do I have to link the dimension to the column that the centerline falls on? Thanks again "Ben Ferrer" wrote in message news:3ffed3d2$1_1@statler... > Is it possible to have a Tick and a Dot on the same dimension? Our company > standard has always been to have a tick for the wall edge and the dot for > the column line. Any thoughts? > >

[Anonymous]

For the dimension to recognize a centerline, dimension to the column center rather than the grid line. This should allow you to get dots on column lines and ticks on wall edges. Just remember that with this dimension style, the dot will show up anywhere the dimension references the center of any object, such as windows, doors, or walls. "Ben Ferrer" wrote in message news:4002b600$1_2@statler... > Thanks everyone. We are headed in the right direction. I did see the update > for Revit 6 and centerline dimensions. But how do I get the centerline to > fall on a column line? Or do I have to link the dimension to the column that > the centerline falls on? > > Thanks again > > "Ben Ferrer" wrote in message > news:3ffed3d2$1_1@statler... > > Is it possible to have a Tick and a Dot on the same dimension? Our company > > standard has always been to have a tick for the wall edge and the dot for > > the column line. Any thoughts? > > > > > >

[Anonymous]

However this does have the drawback of not being able to use the dimension to parametrically move the column and the grid line. If you lock the grid to the column and then try to change the column dimension, you will get an error. Since grids are shared in worksets, this may cause other issues with keeping objects coordinated. "Frame" wrote in message news:4002b8bd$1_2@statler... > For the dimension to recognize a centerline, dimension to the column center > rather than the grid line. > This should allow you to get dots on column lines and ticks on wall edges. > Just remember that with this dimension style, the dot will show up anywhere > the dimension references the center of any object, such as windows, doors,

[Anonymous]

Move the grid, not the column, and everything should be fine. Remember that columns will 'stick' to grid lines when snapped to a grid, and will follow the grids when moved. "Aaron Rumple" wrote in message news:4002ccab$1_3@statler... > However this does have the drawback of not being able to use the dimension > to parametrically move the column and the grid line. If you lock the grid to > the column and then try to change the column dimension, you will get an > error. Since grids are shared in worksets, this may cause other issues with > keeping objects coordinated. > > "Frame" wrote in message news:4002b8bd$1_2@statler... > > For the dimension to recognize a centerline, dimension to the column > center > > rather than the grid line. > > This should allow you to get dots on column lines and ticks on wall edges. > > Just remember that with this dimension style, the dot will show up > anywhere > > the dimension references the center of any object, such as windows, doors, > >

[Anonymous]

Yes you can do that, but you can't edit the dimension associated with the column itself and expect the grid to move. "Frame" wrote in message news:400300f4$1_3@statler... > Move the grid, not the column, and everything should be fine. > Remember that columns will 'stick' to grid lines when snapped to a grid, and > will follow the grids when moved.

[Anonymous]

Where is the setting that controls the tick to centerline?