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Automatically set dimensions style from other template

karolis.s — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 12:19:59 GMT

Hi everyone,

In my company i have to work with ACAD dwg. files and i need to measure objects. The problem is, that every time I open a document I have to change dimension text height, looking for opportunity to avoid that, it is really annoying, because I have to change that option about 50 times per day. Those files are generated with INVENTOR professional, but I don't have permission to change their generator template properties. Is there any solution to change that option automatically by myself?

Thanks you for help.

Re: Automatically set dimensions style from other template

Alfred.NESWADBA — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 12:38:44 GMT

Hi,

>> The problem is, that every time I open a document I have to change

>> dimension text height, looking for opportunity to avoid that

Please start with that: if you have your own standards, then don't use "Standard" as name, not for text-styles, not for dimension styles, ...

You can create your own standard in a new drawing, save that file (with all your basic settings like layouts, layers, dimension styles, text styles, ...) in a new file and make that to your new template. So every time you create a new drawing you have your defaults to start.

When you get other drawings, then you can use design center to drag&drop your dimension style into the current drawing and assign the dimensions to your own dimension styles.

At least and back to this statement:
>> every time I open a document

As long as that document has created dimensions with style "Standard" and settings other then your own ones, it's a saved setting, you can't tell AutoCAD to ignore settings that are saved in a file.

>> Those files are generated with INVENTOR professional, but

>> I don't have permission to change their generator template properties

In that case you can only correct the existing entities, but when you don't have access to their template you need to modify them. LISP or other tools can help when you have to do same things multiple times.

- alfred -

Re: Automatically set dimensions style from other template

pendean — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 21:53:42 GMT

create a custom uniquely named DIMSTYLE in a template file, then drag and drop it from that file to all your other DWG files using ADCENTER command.

Hint: stop calling and using any style named "standard", that's a rookie mistake in AutoCAD.

Re: Automatically set dimensions style from other template

karolis.s — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:55:51 GMT

Thank you for solutions, it will help me:)