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Changing Sketch Dimensions Font

YummyDuck
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Changing Sketch Dimensions Font

YummyDuck
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How do I change the font of the dimension in sketch? It's difficult to see when the drawing lines and the dimension all looks the same.

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This thread is similar but the problem wasnt solved. https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-design-va...

It seems like document settings is only for drawings not sketches.

 

I'm looking for settings that changes the font, if that exist.

I'm not looking for Sketch Palette that turns off all dimensions.

I'm not looking for switching software to inventor or other software.

I'm not looking for separating sketches into its logical parts.

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g-andresen
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Hi,


@YummyDuck  schrieb:

How do I change the font of the dimension in sketch? 

 

 


That is not possible!

 

Günther

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YummyDuck
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Thank you! That's all I need to hear, now I can stop wasting time searching for the solution.

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jhackney1972
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If changing the color of your sketch dimensions would help, I can show you how to do that.  I use yellow but other colors are available, within reason.  Just let me know.

 

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YummyDuck
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Yes please! How do you do that?

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jhackney1972
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I have sent you a private message outlining the process. 

 

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YummyDuck
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Thanks @jhackney1972 for helping me getting the dimension color changed, here I will provide a summary. Note this is not a feature in the UI, it would involves editing one of the Fusion 360 application supporting files. Windows only

 

Step 1: Make sure fusion 360 is closed, you wont see the change until you restart Fusion 360.

Step 2: Go to path:

C:\Users\{1}\AppData\Local\Autodesk\webdeploy\production\{2}\Neutron\Server\Scene\Resources\Environments\{3}

1: Your computer username

2: It will look like random sequence of letters and number, find the latest folder (eg ad7294217f9be3f5795b94fde199c32032296a4e)

3. The environment you want to change (eg PhotoBooth)

 

This method will apply the color change to the environment you selected.

 

Step 3:  Edit the {environment}.xml file (eg PhotoBooth.xml)

If you would like, create a copy of this file before editing for backup.

You will need to use a text editor for coding such as Notepad++, Sublime Text, or VS Code.

Locate the line that contains SketchDimensionColor: 

  <SketchDimensionColor ARGB="1 0 0 0" />

Here the 4 numbers after ARGB here correspond to the color value, the first color is opacity the other three is the RGB setting from 0-1. Usually you want the opacity to be 1 to keep things visible, so just change the other three numbers. This is what it looks like changing the color:

  <SketchDimensionColor ARGB="1 0.52 0.87 0.35" />

 

If you don't know how to edit the value or what it will look like, the same file {environment}.xml also contains sample color values at the bottom if you search for "ColorCycle", for example: 

<ColorCycle name="Dark Green" RGB="0.52 0.87 0.35" />

 

Step 4: start Fusion 360 and see if the changes are there.

 

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