topic Re: Mark Tool Is Not Selecting the Slash in Stacked Fractions in Inventor Forum

Mark Tool Is Not Selecting the Slash in Stacked Fractions

b.mccarthy — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 22:04:46 GMT

Hello.

I am unable to get the Mark Tool to select the slash in a stacked fraction. The Tahoma font is being used below, but other fonts yield the same result :

Left represents no stacking using "Mark Surface"
Center left is diagonal using "Mark Surface"
Center right is horizontal using "Mark Surface"
Right is horizontal using "Mark Surface Text Strokes"

Although the slash appears in the last example, it is an unacceptable option for a number of reasons. I am aware of the other workflows, but would prefer to use the Mark tool for this. I searched the forums but did not see anything for this.

Is there a setting I am overlooking?

Is this a known issue, and if so, is there a fix yet?

Thank you.

Re: Mark Tool Is Not Selecting the Slash in Stacked Fractions

johnsonshiue — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 22:46:40 GMT

Hi! This is a very good catch! It is a bug. Somehow the slash is ignored. This is wrong. I will work with the project team to see how we can address it.

Many thanks!

Re: Mark Tool Is Not Selecting the Slash in Stacked Fractions

b.mccarthy — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 22:47:29 GMT

Thank you!

Re: Mark Tool Is Not Selecting the Slash in Stacked Fractions

b.mccarthy — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:59:39 GMT

@johnsonshiue

I found a similar issue with the underscore character. The character is highlighted when the text is selected, but does not get marked. I am using the same Tahoma font as above.

Thanks.

Re: Mark Tool Is Not Selecting the Slash in Stacked Fractions

johnsonshiue — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 22:32:54 GMT

Hi! I just checked with the project team. It is currently considered a limitation. I am not sure if we have a quick solution here. I will work with the project team to understand it better.

Many thanks!