Dim Text with rectangle around the text.

[john.p.addy]

Good morning everyone,  I've ran into a issue that I can't figure out on my own.  I know it can  be done thru the Modify Dim Manager for all text.  I have two Dims that I need a rectangle drawn around the text.  

now I did find this thread, so either i don't understand it or its not answering what I'm wanting done

PROVIDING TEXT BOX TO THE DIMENSION - Autodesk Community - AutoCAD

These are the only two dims I need this for.

[VincentSheehan]

Change this in the Dimension Style.

[john.p.addy]

Thank you,  I do know that one.  That puts a box around all of the dims.  I only need it around the 2

[pendean]

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@john.p.addy wrote:

....I only need it around the 2

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All or nothing is your only choice in AutoCAD: sorry.

You'll need to manually edit the DIMTEXT then find an TTF font that has boxes around numbers to replace your 2 with it if this is a critical need for you. You'll have to dig in your PC's fonts list to find one like that too.

[john.p.addy]

ok thank you,  

[Simon_Weel]

Create a new DIMstyle and use the current one as a copy. Then switch on the text frame and save the style. Select the two dims and set them with the new DIMstyle.

[john.p.addy]

TO BE HONEST.  I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT I DID TO MAKE IT WORK.  I DID NOT SET UP A DIMSTYLE OR ANYTHING.   NOW I'M CONFUSED.  LOL

[john.p.addy]

YES THAT WAS MY PLAN BUT SOME HOW I GOT IT TO WORK WITHOUT DOING THAT.   HOW, I HAVE NO CLUE.

[john.p.addy · Accepted solution]

SO I  FIGURED IT OUT.  IF YOU LOOK AT THIS ONE IT SHOWS THE " TEXT OFFSET " WITH A MINUS SIGN BEFORE THE NUMBERS, IT DISPLAYS THE BOX AROUND THE TEXT.

WHEN YOU TAKE THE MINUS SIGN AWAY IT DOES AWAY WITH THE BOX AROUND THE NUMBERS AS SEEN BELOW.

[Kent1Cooper]

No, it is certainly not all-or-nothing, and it's not necessary to change the Dimension Style definition.  This will force the DIMGAP setting for all selected Dimensions to be negative, to make the box, even if the size of the gap varies among multiple ones so that you wouldn't be able to handle it collectively in the Properties palette:

(defun C:DBT ; = Dimension Box Text
  (/ ss n dim)
  (if (setq ss (ssget '((0 . "DIMENSION"))))
    (repeat (setq n (sslength ss))
      (setq dim (ssname ss (setq n (1- n))))
      (setpropertyvalue dim "dimgap" (- (abs (getpropertyvalue dim "dimgap"))))
    ); repeat
  ); if
  (prin1)
)

It doesn't matter whether or not the Dimension's text is already boxed.

[TomBeauford]

This one will Toggle the TextBox On/Off of selected Dimensions

;| Toggle Dimension Text Box to toggle Text offset (DIMGAP) to negative or positive.
https://www.cadtutor.net/forum/topic/68801-help-to-create-blank-dimensions-with-a-box/?tab=comments#comment-555956
Macro: ^P(or C:DimBoxText (load "DimBoxText.lsp"));DimBoxText
   Command line: (load "DimBoxText.lsp") DimBoxText |;

(vl-load-com)
(defun c:DimBoxText ( / ss i obj box)
  (if (setq ss (ssget '((0 . "Dimension"))))
    (repeat (setq i (sslength ss))
      (setq obj (vlax-ename->vla-object (ssname ss (setq i (1- i))))
			box (- 0.0 (vlax-get obj 'TextGap))
      )
      (vlax-put obj 'TextGap box)
    )
  )
  (princ)
)