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Turn off the auto alignment of text and ballons
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Turn off the auto alignment of text and ballons

Turn off the auto alignment of text and ballons

(OP)
I tried the search, i hate the search, i tried the help file, i hate the help file. How do i turn off the annoying yellow auto aligment feature in drawings. I just upgraded to 2007 SP4. I know this is a simple check box but were is it. Thanks

RE: Turn off the auto alignment of text and ballons

Russell,
I don't know if there is a check box for that option, but:

If you hold down 'Alt' while placing the dimension/balloon it wont try to align it with other dimensions and wont snap to the yellow lines.

This should let you place it wherever you want.

Hope this helps,
Lou

RE: Turn off the auto alignment of text and ballons

In drawings or model sketches or both?

If you mean the dotted cross-hairs which show and allow snapping to perpendiculars of existing geometry, they are called Inferencing Lines ... and I don't believe they can be disabled.

cheers

RE: Turn off the auto alignment of text and ballons

Ooops, sorry. I just re-read the title, but the end answer is the same.

They are still called Inference Lines, but even though the balloons and text snap to the lines, they are not constrained and can be moved and/or re-aligned as needed.

 ... and I still don't believe they can be disabled.

cheers

RE: Turn off the auto alignment of text and ballons

(OP)
This only became active when i upgraded from 06 to 07 sp4. If you can hold down the alt key there has got to be a setting. It is annoying to have to set my beer down reach for the alt key and position my annotations the way i like. There has got to be a setting.

RE: Turn off the auto alignment of text and ballons

Wish I could help, but being stuck in SWX05 land this is all
I can offer....

http://thebeerbelly.com/

RE: Turn off the auto alignment of text and ballons

You can use the Align tool after placing the balloons.
Or try the Auto-balloon function.

cheers

RE: Turn off the auto alignment of text and ballons

(OP)
Use the alt key, how lame is that, the purpose of a GUI is to elimate the dependency on the key board. Hold CTRL for this hold Shift for that. I feel like i am getting closer and closer to ACAD. What i don't understand is why i was able to not have to deal with this on previous versions. Why would i want to Auto-Balloon, it never puts them were i need them and i still have to align stuff. This happens for everything, dimensions, notes, blocks, balloons. There has got to be a way.

RE: Turn off the auto alignment of text and ballons

I have found the addition of the inference lines to be very helpful in aligning objects. If I'm not happy with the end result I simply window select and use the alignment tool.

Their addition was probably the result of Enhancement Requests from many users.

cheers

RE: Turn off the auto alignment of text and ballons

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Matt
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