GD&T symbol sizes quirk
GD&T symbol sizes quirk
(OP)
Hi y'all,
I noticed an issue where sometimes the GD&T symbols in the FCF's I create are sized correctly with the tolerance font and sometimes they're very small. If I change to certain fonts (Blockfont is one) they appear correct. The default Arial Unicode MS doesn't.
And it's not every symbol. Flatness, parallel, perpendicularity, and straightness appear correct.
Any idea what the root cause might be?
Thanks!
I noticed an issue where sometimes the GD&T symbols in the FCF's I create are sized correctly with the tolerance font and sometimes they're very small. If I change to certain fonts (Blockfont is one) they appear correct. The default Arial Unicode MS doesn't.
And it's not every symbol. Flatness, parallel, perpendicularity, and straightness appear correct.
Any idea what the root cause might be?
Thanks!
~Felicia H.
NX 9.0.2.5
"Design all things as simple as possible but not simpler."





RE: GD&T symbol sizes quirk
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Digital Factory
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: GD&T symbol sizes quirk
Here it is in Arial Unicode MS Link
And here it is in Blockfont Link
~Felicia H.
NX 9.0.2.5
"Design all things as simple as possible but not simpler."
RE: GD&T symbol sizes quirk
One thing that you can check is to go to the Windows Font folder and make sure that the following files are present:
NX ANSI Symbols
NX Constraints
NX ISO Symbols
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Digital Factory
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: GD&T symbol sizes quirk
I do have those fonts in Windows, I'm going to check and see if my drawing template standard or customer defaults are causing a conflict - not sure what else it could be.
~Felicia H.
NX 9.0.2.5
"Design all things as simple as possible but not simpler."
RE: GD&T symbol sizes quirk
Got it! Cutting to the chase, under 'Preferences > Drafting > Common > Lettering > Symbol' the symbol font file was set to Arial Unicode MS. I changed this to NX ANSI Symbol and viola!
Since you didn't have an issue I decided to create a new drawing and there I had no problem so... what is different? Symbol Font File.
Thanks for your help!
P.S. Have a wonderful holiday with those you love and care about - even those not so much ;)
~Felicia H.
NX 9.0.2.5
"Design all things as simple as possible but not simpler."
RE: GD&T symbol sizes quirk
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Digital Factory
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.