Dimensions Not Displaying Text

[tobynussenzweig]

Hi,

See attached, I'm not sure how to get CAD to display dimension text. It's showing a center mark but not displaying text...?

Thanks in advance!

[vinodkl · Accepted solution]

Hello @tobynussenzweig 

The text size and the arrow size of the dimension are very small so it's not visible. Type in the command "DIMSTYLE" and then select "modify". Now click on the "text" tab and modify the text size also do the same with the arrow size in the "symbols and arrow size" tab. Please find the drawing attached for your reference 🙂

[Kent1Cooper · Accepted solution]

The more standard way is to set the text height and arrow size to what you want them to be on paper when Plotted [e.g. text at 1/8", 3/32", whatever], and if not using Annotative Dimensions, set an overall scale for Dimension "features" that is the ratio of reality to the Plotted scale, for example if intended for 1/8"=1'-0" Plotting:

When using Annotative Dimensions, the text height and arrow size will then adjust themselves to the Annotation scale of each Viewport, so that you can Plot in multiple scales on the same sheet with the same Dimension Style.  That requires the on-paper-size setting for text height.

[tobynussenzweig]

Man, that's pretty embarrassing...
Thanks for your help!!

[tobynussenzweig]

Thank you, I appreciate the insight!!