topic Re: Placement of text outside dimension in AutoCAD Forum

Placement of text outside dimension

jeroendewind — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:14:09 GMT

When there isn't enough room for the text to be placed inside the dimline, you can choose to place the text next to it. That is exactly what I want, but the problem with our new dimstyle is that it's placed too far away in my opinion. Is there a way to change this?

I tried to change some setting's in the dimsyle editor, but couldn't find anything useful there. I played with the properties a little bit and found out that the 'Arrow size' has something to do with it. But ofcourse that also has impact on the size of the tick. I made my own arrow (just created a block of a diagonal line) so I could narrow the size down without ending up with a small tick, but than I have problems with the ext lines (they dissapear when using an own block?) They're only visible with 'oblique', 'architectural tick' and 'dot small blank'.

Moving the node isn't something I prefer to do, because when moving or stretching the dimension, after adjusting the node, will ruin the dimensions, so I always let them be placed automaticly. In this case it doesn't even help, because moving the node results in a static point without the text getting closer to the dimline. The only way to dreate (almost) what I want is to change the properties to "move text, no leader" and then move the node closer by. As I said, also not useful because you have to align the text manually (also vertical) and the dimline will dissapear.

Any thoughts? Thanks!

Re: Placement of text outside dimension

ВeekeeCZ — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:45:59 GMT

It looks like a lot more indent than the default. Would you post a dwg file with those examples?

Re: Placement of text outside dimension

jeroendewind — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:49:32 GMT

Sure, here a part or our template

Re: Placement of text outside dimension

ВeekeeCZ — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 10:19:50 GMT

Well, it seems it is similar to the default.

The key setting is the "Arrow Size", as you said, which we need to be lower. So to do that and keep the size of the tick, we need to scale a line inside the block in opposite direction. So I've just edited the default _Oblique, scaled a line 4 times.... and here we go. Now it's much closer.

I would probably prefer to do this to a custom block tick. But did not try if there is some catch.

Re: Placement of text outside dimension

jeroendewind — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 10:47:24 GMT

I dind't know that you could simply change the 'oblique' via the blockeditor, that's why I created a custom one. I (also) think your solution is better, but there's still 1 minor thing, the ext line is connected to the arrow size I think. Changing it will result in a very small one, strange enough the editing of the 'ext line' value won't effect the special dimline with text next to it.

Thanks for the help so far!

Re: Placement of text outside dimension

ВeekeeCZ — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 10:59:01 GMT

Well, we'll hardly figure out something better. So I suggest doing some compromise. Say, scale it just twice.

Re: Placement of text outside dimension

jeroendewind — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 11:22:07 GMT

Any objections against the following?

Just edit the _Oblique even more - with an ext line - to always the ext line included and with the same length as normal.

Re: Placement of text outside dimension

ВeekeeCZ — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 11:23:55 GMT

I am good with that. If you don't tell colleagues, they probably would not even notice.