I thought that dimensioning was not showing arrows or units of measurement !
Now see that text is very dark blue on black background. How do I change this ?
Any thoughts ?
Thanks,
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[solved] Dimensioning does not show arrows or units of measurement
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[solved] Dimensioning does not show arrows or units of measurement
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- ryancousins
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Re: Dimensioning does not show arrows or units of measurement
Without having your file to look at, I would guess the issue is with the size of your dimensions relative to your drawing unit. Can go to Edit>Drawing Preferences and see what your drawing unit is set to, and then go to Edit>Drawing Preferences and see what your text height is set to under Dimension Settings and report back, or perhaps attach your DXF file?
Re: Dimensioning does not show arrows or units of measurement
Yes, that is working now !
How do I change the dimension lines to lighter & dash-dot to
differentiate better from existing lines in drawing ?
Thanks
How do I change the dimension lines to lighter & dash-dot to
differentiate better from existing lines in drawing ?
Thanks
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Re: Dimensioning does not show arrows or units of measurement
You could explicitly make each dimension or other geometry or objects have specific line characteristics using the property editor, but it is best practice to define those characteristics at a layer level and have the objects inherit those traits by virtue of being part of that layer.You will want to create a new layer with the line weight, line type, and color that you prefer. Make sure your layer list is visible View>Layer List and hit the plus button to add a new layer.
Going forward, as long as you have that layer selected, it will be the active layer and anything you draw will take on those characteristics. For existing items that you want to move to a different layer, you can select those object(s), then change which layer they belong to in the property editor. Make sure your property editor is visible View>Property Editor. The Layer property is the first item under General Properties, right at the top.
A shortcut to changing which layer an object belongs to is to select it, then double-click on the layer name and this will switch the object(s) to belong to that layer.
Going forward, as long as you have that layer selected, it will be the active layer and anything you draw will take on those characteristics. For existing items that you want to move to a different layer, you can select those object(s), then change which layer they belong to in the property editor. Make sure your property editor is visible View>Property Editor. The Layer property is the first item under General Properties, right at the top.
A shortcut to changing which layer an object belongs to is to select it, then double-click on the layer name and this will switch the object(s) to belong to that layer.
Re: Dimensioning does not show arrows or units of measurement
Thanks Ryan,
Setting out correctly saves allot of time and effort later on !
I will get in the habit of defining more layers, and go from there.
Setting out correctly saves allot of time and effort later on !
I will get in the habit of defining more layers, and go from there.