Dimension Text Settings

The Dimension Text Settings dialog box is available when only a dimension text element is selected.

To modify dimension text settings, select a dimension text, then do one of the following:

click the Text icon in the Info Box

double-click the Dimension Tool icon in the Toolbox

click the Edit > Dimension Text Settings command. (This command is only available when a Dimension Text is selected.)

The unit and accuracy of the dimension value can be set separately for each type of dimension value (e.g. length, angle, area) at Dimensions Preferences (Options > Project Preferences > Dimensions).

See Dimensions Preferences.

Dimension Text Content Panel

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See Edit Content of Dimension Text.

Dimension Text Settings Panel

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The Settings panel lets you set the font size, style, angle, and orientation of the selected dimension text.

Font: Select a font for the Dimension Text.

Text Script: Click this pop-up field to select a font encoding for the Dimension Text.

Note: Dimension text does not support unicode characters.

Text Height: Enter a font size for the Dimension Text here.

Note: Fractional sizes are allowed, but may be rounded.

Text Rotation Angle: Enter an angle for the text rotation, if any.

Enter a rotation angle, if any, for the dimension text. Click the black arrow and choose one of the following:

 Relative to Orientation (the angle will be measured relative to the Oriented View)

See Oriented View.

 Absolute to Coordinate System (the angle will be measured from the (0,0) point of the project coordinates)

Text Format: If desired, check the Bold, Italic, or Underline boxes to format the dimension text accordingly.

Choose a pencolor and pen weight for the text.

Opaque: Check this box to set a background color for your dimension text block and activate the pencolor selection settings at right: open the pop-up menu to choose a color. The pen of this Fill may also be set to 0 (Transparent) or -1 (Window Background). Henceforth your text editor will also have this background color.

Frame: Check this box if you want the dimension text block frame to be visible. Checking the box activates the pencolor selection settings at right: open the pop-up palette to choose a color for the frame.

Undo Changes to Dimension Text Position

To reset the position of a selected text item, check the Revert to Automatic Position box at the bottom of the dialog box.