drawing dimension "size"
drawing dimension "size"
(OP)
Is there a way to globally make all the annotations and dimensions appear smaller or larger on my drawing?
Like in autocad you set the scale that is applied to all the dimensions, gap, leader overhang, text size, arrow size etc.
It seems not - have to laboriously set the size of every little aspect of the dimensions.
My drawing just got too crowded but I want it to stay a single sheet. I changed the sheet scale but now my dimensions and annotations look stupid big compared to the part...
Like in autocad you set the scale that is applied to all the dimensions, gap, leader overhang, text size, arrow size etc.
It seems not - have to laboriously set the size of every little aspect of the dimensions.
My drawing just got too crowded but I want it to stay a single sheet. I changed the sheet scale but now my dimensions and annotations look stupid big compared to the part...






RE: drawing dimension "size"
-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)
RE: drawing dimension "size"
Yes that is where I can set the size of individual aspects of the dimension - text size, arrow size, spacings etc. But I cannot just globally scale the whole lot up or down.
(unless I am missing an overall scale number somewhere - 2008 SP5)
My workround was to use a larger drawing sheet with the intention of printing it onto smaller paper.
RE: drawing dimension "size"
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
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RE: drawing dimension "size"
Matt Lorono
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
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RE: drawing dimension "size"
RE: drawing dimension "size"
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I don't want to make te text smaller without also reducing the arrow size etc.
This is what is achieved by changing the whole sheet size and then scaling it when its printed.
RE: drawing dimension "size"
RE: drawing dimension "size"
Matt Lorono
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources
Co-moderator of Solidworks Yahoo! Group
and Mechnical.Engineering Yahoo! Group
RE: drawing dimension "size"
Also, in cases like this, there is something to be said for the use selection filters to globally grab all your dims / tolerances / notes at once accross the sheet. There is also something to be said for assigning your dims to their own layer so they can be quickly accessed and changed. I used to use these two formentioned techniques but the new 09 .sldstd has changed things.
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