TEXT MASK ON DIMENSION TEXT

[Anonymous]

Hello.

I have a dim on top of a hatch - trying to mask dim text - selected dimension, changed fill color to BACKROUND, sent hatch to back, brought dim to front AND above object. Mask looks great in Model Space, but no mask in Paper Space. Any ideas??????

[pendean]

Show us your dwg with the layout issue in place.

[john.vellek · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous,

Try doing it this way. Open your dimension style and select the Text tab. Select Background for Fill Color.

See if that performs the way you like.

Please hit the Accept as Solution button if my post fully solves your issue or answers your question.

[john.vellek]

Hi jason.roth,

I am checking back to see if my post helped you with your problem. Please add a post with your results so other Forum users can benefit.

Please hit the Accept as Solution button if my post fully solves your issue or answers your question.

[Anonymous]

That did it. Thanks for the help

[JosephKowalski]

Great solution!  Fast - direct - successful.  Thank you!

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@john.vellekwrote:

Hi @Anonymous,

Try doing it this way. Open your dimension style and select the Text tab. Select Background for Fill Color.

See if that performs the way you like.

Please hit the Accept as Solution button if my post fully solves your issue or answers your question.

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[codee]

You can do it with an override so you don't have to change the entire dim style in the properties panel.

[Anonymous]

Is there a way to have it keep the dim line if there is text on both the top and bottom of the dim line?

[Anonymous]

yes i would to know how to fix the issue where the background fill covers the dimension line after you put in text on the bottom. it only does this to me when i use the radius dimension on solid parts. if i do this on 2D line it works fine.

[Anonymous]

With the "Background Fill" for dimension text, is there an equivalent to text mask "Border Offset Factor?"

I don't want so much space around the dimension text to be masked...

Thanks 🙂

[pendean]

No option.

[Anonymous]

@pendean Well that sucks, but it's good to know. Thanks for the reply!

[snava66MUX]

Hello All:

I just learned this this morning. There is a fix for the issue of the dimension mask for the 2nd text line covers the dimension line. This has been an issue for as long as i can rememeber. 

are you ready for it.... ?

DIMTEDIT , then set to centered

[Peter.Northing]

good one mate!

[rlewis6J8RM]

Been trying to find a solution to this for the longest time... Thank you!

[Anonymous]

So I clicked on the dimension and went to the change menu to set the background color so I can mask the text. Unfortunayely my system froze and I had to CTRL-ALT-DEL to get out of Autocad. Is this a proper solution?

[hwalker]

If you're talking about how to have a mask for dimension text, yes that is the proper solution

[Anonymous]

Thanks, wanted to be sure. It worked after I rebooted Autocad, 1st time everything froze.

[mikeVLJRL]

I had this same issue and this tip worked great!  Thanks!