help with dimensions
help with dimensions
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This is for AutoCAD 06.
I'm drawing something fairly small (<1") and when dimension it the dimension font is much larger than the actual drawing itself. I would like the dimension font and the drawing itself to be relatively the same scale but unsure of how.
Can anyone help?
Thank you.
Scott
I'm drawing something fairly small (<1") and when dimension it the dimension font is much larger than the actual drawing itself. I would like the dimension font and the drawing itself to be relatively the same scale but unsure of how.
Can anyone help?
Thank you.
Scott





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Either under the format or dimension pull down menu, select "DimStyle" or "Style" and the dim style manager dialogue box will appear in which select the fit folder, then change the default value of one to that of the SFV. Be sure to select current before closing the dialogue box.
If you are not to far into the drawing the change in the size of you dimensions should be apparent. If it is not you can change you existing dimensions under Modify>Property. Any new dimensions will assume the size made when you modified you dimension style dialogue box.
One more thing, in the dim style dialogue box, the text folder has a default height of .180 which is what you'll when you plot. I prefer .125 for text height and this text height is for your dimensions only- no association with regular text such as subtitles and notes.
If you change the default text height also change arrow sizes and extension of extension lines beyond dimension lines to .125.